Edelman moves from Bloomberg to WSJ

Larry Edelman, a managing editor at Bloomberg News based out of Boston, has accepted a new job at The Wall Street Journal. Edelman is now senior deputy editor of finance for The Journal, according to his LinkedIn page. Edelman spent nine years at Bloomberg where he oversaw investing and real estate coverage globally. Edelman joined Bloomberg […]

Bernstein joins Bloomberg View

Bloomberg View announced Friday that Jonathan Bernstein is joining the opinion and analysis site as a columnist covering national politics. “Jonathan is one of the most sophisticated and prolific political observers writing today,” said David Shipley, the senior executive editor of Bloomberg View, in a statement. “He brings a distinct passion and a strong, authoritative […]

Bloomberg Markets story leads to CFTC investigation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating the fees charged to investors in the managed futures market after a story in Bloomberg Markets magazine raised questions about them, reports David Evans of Bloomberg News. Evans writes, “CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton says the agency initiated the inquiry after Bloomberg Markets magazine reported in its November issue […]

China extends credentials for Bloomberg, NYTimes reporters

China extended new press credentials to several reporters at Bloomberg News and the New York Times despite their critical reporting of Chinese government officials, reports James Areddy of The Wall Street Journal. Areddy writes, “China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued 2014 press cards for an unspecified number of China-based reporters, the organizations said. For foreign reporters […]

Bloomberg View has failed to spark debate

Laura Bennett of The New Republic writes about Bloomberg View, the commentary arm of Bloomberg L.P. Bennett writes, “But nearly three years into its existence, despite its lofty mission and its gallery of bigwigs, View has largely failed to spark debate among the cultural elite or usurp the clout of The New York Times’ op-ed […]

Bloomberg provides customers with chat restriction

Bloomberg LP is providing terminal clients with tools to monitor and restrict employees’ access to its chat-room functions, after traders’ use of electronic messages drew scrutiny amid government market-manipulation probes. Justin Baer of The Wall Street Journal writes, “Bloomberg said Tuesday it had created a new function that allows clients’ compliance officers to monitor employees’ use […]

Bloomberg Media hires new head of global digital innovation

Bloomberg Media has hired GE marketing executive Paul Marcum as head of global digital innovation. He will start Jan. 13. Brian Morrissey of Digiday.com writes, “Marcum, a three-year veteran of GE, will join Bloomberg on Jan. 13 as its head of global digital innovation, a newly created position that reports to Smith. GE painted the […]

Bloomberg seeks tech reporter in Tokyo

Bloomberg News seeks a technology reporter in its Tokyo bureau to cover the technology industry. Knowledge and understanding of technology, media and telecommunications companies is essential. Business reporting at a major newspaper or wire service is preferred. The successful applicant will be required to break news, handle daily coverage and write enterprise pieces, including trend […]

Bloomberg seeks Hong Kong reporter to cover aerospace

Bloomberg News seeks a reporter for the Hong Kong office to join the Industry team, to cover North Asia aerospace, shipping, railways and industrial companies. Apart from covering the daily news on these companies, the reporter is expected to break news, build contacts and expand Bloomberg’s relationship with the companies through regular interaction with executives. […]

Bloomberg News reaffirms ban on covering itself

Bloomberg News editor-in-chief Matt Winkler has rejected an internal recommendation urging the company to change its policy and start covering itself, reports Peter Elkind of Fortune. Elkind writes, “Covering yourself, of course, is awkward, but every other major media organization does it anyway. It’s standard journalism practice. “At Bloomberg News, the ban on self-coverage has […]