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 […]
Bloomberg reporters receive bonuses for market moving stories
Julia LaRoche of Business Insider examines the practice at Bloomberg News of paying reporters part of their bonus based on how many market-moving stories they produce. LaRoche writes, “This practice is not widespread in the financial news industry, and journalists we spoke to from other outlets were not aware that it is used at Bloomberg. […]
Bloomberg reaches deal to create first Malaysian biz TV channel
Bloomberg LP’s television operation has struck a partnership with a company run by a former Malaysian politician to create the country’s first business television channel. The network will premiere in 2014. “Malaysia’s business sector and capital markets have gone from strength-to-strength in recent years and have been fundamental in Malaysia’s economic transformation,” said Parry Ravindranathan, head of […]
Bloomberg seeks editor in Hong Kong
Bloomberg is seeking an experienced editor for its speed team in Hong Kong. The Speed Desk produces breaking news stories on business and general-interest topics, ranging from company earnings, stock market reports, merger and acquisition news and politics to natural disasters and strikes. The successful candidate will be able to meet real-time deadlines, read quickly […]
Bloomberg seeks German auto reporter
Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter based in one of our German bureaus (Munich, Frankfurt or Berlin) to cover automotive companies. Successful candidates will be expected to produce breaking news stories, exclusive reporting and features under real-time deadlines. The ideal candidate should have experience at a newspaper or a news service, including covering the automotive […]
Bloomberg seeks China economy reporter
Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced reporter in our Beijing office for our Chinese News business. The successful candidate will be passionate about breaking news and telling the China economy story to the world. Bloomberg seeks self-starters with the ability to turn often complex themes into clear, accurate, and compelling stories. Reporters responding to this […]
