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 […]
Bloomberg hires Deaux from TheStreet
Joseph Deaux, a reorter for TheStreet.com, has been hired to work at Bloomberg News. Deaux will be heading to Bloomberg as a commodities reporter covering base metals. He starts Aug. 18. At TheStreet, Deaux has covered everything from markets, the Federal Reserve Board, gold and politics. Deaux reported on the 2012 presidential election, including covering both […]
Layoffs at Bloomberg’s DC operations
Bloomberg Media has decided to cancel its weekly political talk show, “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” and will lay off 15 television and print employees in its Washington, D.C., bureau, Dylan Byers of Politico reports. Byers writes, “The shake-up comes amid a restructuring of Bloomberg’s political coverage that will center operations in New York, rather […]
Bloomberg hires executive editor for politics site
Bloomberg has hired Mike Nizza away from Esquire as part of the company’s efforts to develop a new suite of media brands aimed at a consumer audience, reports Joe Pompeo of Capital New York. Pompeo writes, “Nizza, who currently serves as Esquire‘s digital editor and was previously managing editor of The Daily, News Corp’s short-lived […]
