Bloomberg TV launches on Amazon Fire TV
Bloomberg Television announced Wednesday that it will have an application for Amazon Fire TV. Bloomberg is the only live 24/7 business news channel on Fire TV. Oke Okaro, global head and general manager mobile and connected devices at Bloomberg, writes: Bloomberg on Amazon Fire TV gives users an extensive library of on-demand programming (including digital […]
Bloomberg seeks bonds/currencies reporter in London
Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced editor in London to cover government bonds, currencies and money markets across Europe. The successful candidate will join a team of reporters and editors who have set the standard for fast, accurate and insightful coverage of fixed-income and foreign-exchange news in the European markets. The role requires someone with […]
Bloomberg seeks commodities reporter in Beijing
Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter to cover China’s commodities industry. Based in Beijing, the successful candidate will be required to break market-moving news and write agenda-setting and memorable features on companies active across mining and metals, food and agriculture. In addition to a fantastic track record of scoops and insightful enterprise stories, the reporter […]
A business reporter who covers the weather
Charlotte Porter, a reporter on the energy markets team at Bloomberg News, spoke with Lauren Meller of Bloomberg’s PR team about her beat, which is covering how weather affects energy prices. Here is an excerpt: You specialize in weather coverage. How did you get into this subject? Early in my career, one of the first […]
Bloomberg exploring a politics site
Bloomberg L.P. has talked to the prominent political journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin about launching a new politics offering, reports Joe Pompeo of Capital New York. Pompeo writes, “Justin B. Smith, who was named C.E.O. of Bloomberg Media Group last fall after a long stint at Atlantic Media, recently concluded a review of the […]
Ex-Bloomberg editor Richardson says company tried to muzzle him
Ben Richardson, the editor at large at Bloomberg News who resigned earlier this month due to the company’s spiking of investigative stories in China, says the company has tried to keep him from talking about the issue. Richardson spoke in an interview with Ellen Killoran of the International Business Times. Here is an excerpt: IBT: […]
Why China needs Bloomberg more than Bloomberg needs China
Gwynn Guilford of Quartz writes about Bloomberg’s situation in China, where it has apparently shied away from publishing investigative articles for fear of upsetting government officials. Guilford writes, “While this might sound contrarian, the company over time likely has a lot more leverage to pursue both hard-hitting journalism and commercial success than its chairman Peter Grauer suggests. “Chinese […]
Bloomberg seeks pharma reporter
Bloomberg News seeks a reporter to join the U.S. health team covering the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The successful applicant should have a proven ability to report on finances, operations, medical innovation and R&D activities at the world’s biggest drug makers, and be knowledgeable about the economic, social and market trends that affect the industry. […]
WSJ named most influential biz news outlet; Sorkin named most influential biz journalist
The Wall Street Journal remains the most-influential financial news organization in the country, according to survey results released Thursday. The Journal was nominated as the most influential financial news organization by 83 percent of the nearly 500 financial journalists who responded to the survey in November and December. Bloomberg News was second with 58 percent,m […]
CNBC hires Tirrell from Bloomberg News
Nik Deogun, senior vice president and editor in chief at CNBC, sent out the following announcement on Thursday: I am pleased to announce that Meg Tirrell will join CNBC as a general assignment reporter, effective April 7th. Meg’s primary focus will be covering the biotechnology and pharmaceutical beat and will appear on both CNBC’s Business […]
