Bloomberg reporter returns to DC bureau, is laid off

Gopal Ratnam, a national security reporter for Bloomberg News, returned to the Washington bureau where he is based on Monday after work-related travel the past two weeks. He was promptly laid off, sources tell Talking Biz News. In a short note to his colleagues, Ratnam wrote, “It’s been a pleasure working with so many pros. […]

Katie Benner joins Bloomberg View

Bloomberg View announced Monday that Katie Benner will join the opinion and analysis site in September as a columnist covering technology, innovation and the cult and culture of Silicon Valley. “Katie is a deeply resourceful writer with singular observations about all facets of the tech business,” said David Shipley, the senior executive editor of Bloomberg […]

Reuters hires Hirschberg, formerly of Bloomberg

Michael Williams, global enterprise editor of Reuters, sent out the following message on Sunday: I’m happy to announce that Peter Hirschberg has joined Reuters as Asia Investigative Editor, based in Hong Kong. In this new role, Peter will manage the Asia Enterprise Team and oversee our investigative and enterprise coverage for the region. Asia Enterprise […]

Bloomberg news promotes some international editors

Bloomberg News editor in chief Matthew Winkler announced internally Friday some promotions among its international editors. Here they are, paraphrased from Winkler’s note: John Fraher, managing editor for Europe, Middle East and Africa, becomes executive editor for international government. Fraher now will focus mostly on international government and world conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza, from […]

Tyrangiel to head Bloomberg consumer editorial

Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel has been promoted at Bloomberg L.P., where he’s been working closely on a revamp of the company’s consumer media division, reports Joe Pompeo of Capital New York. Pompeo writes, “Bloomberg Media Group chief executive Justin Smith announced in an internal memo this morning that Tyrangiel ‘is being elevated to oversee all content […]

Bloomberg News seeks team leader in London

Bloomberg News seeks a Team Leader to join its London bureau. Responsibilities include generating and shaping ideas, editing copy, coaching and mentoring reporters and collaborating with editors across the organization. The successful applicant will be able to work with reporters to produce breaking news stories under deadline pressure, as well as longer in-depth features, ensuring […]

Cummings tapped to run new Bloomberg politics venture

Jeanne Cummings, a deputy editor at Bloomberg News, has been tapped to serve as head of Washington operations for the Mark Halperin-John Heilemann-led Bloomberg Politics project, sources there told Dylan Byers of Politico. Byers writes, “Cummings will now serve as the point person between “Politics,” which will be run out of New York, and the […]

Bloomberg seeks government/economics editor in Brussels

Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced editor in Brussels to coordinate coverage of European Union institutions, regional economic policy and set-piece intergovernmental meetings. The successful candidate will be at the nexus of a pan-regional reporting effort, creating and corralling ad-hoc teams of journalists and focusing their talents to deliver scoops on policy formulation and outcomes […]

Bloomberg Television names new head

The following message was sent out by Josh Tyrangiel of Bloomberg Media: It’s my pleasure to announce that, after completing her months-long, first-person expose of America’s immigration process, Claudia Milne joins Bloomberg today as Head of U.S. Live TV. Trust me, she was worth waiting for. Claudia is a twenty-year veteran of BBC News with […]

Well-known editors, reporters among those laid off at Bloomberg DC

Well-known editors and reporters were among those laid off at Bloomberg’s Washington bureau on Thursday, Talking Biz News has confirmed from multiple sources. Those laid off include: Tony Gnoffo, who helped direct and edit coverage of U.S. financial regulatory agencies and congressional oversight of the finance industry, as well as Wall Street’s lobbying efforts. Gnoffo […]