BGov editor named Chronicle of Higher Ed editor
The Chronicle of Higher Education Inc. has named Michael G. Riley, editorial director of Bloomberg Government, to be its chief executive officer and editor in chief. He succeeds Philip W. Semas, who is retiring after 44 years at The Chronicle, the last 10 as president and editor in chief. In addition to the weekly newspaper The […]
Bloomberg sues commodities regulator
Bloomberg L.P. filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the top U.S. derivatives regulator to fight a new rule that would make the trading of swaps more expensive and hurt its business. Douwe Miedema of Reuters writes, “Bloomberg is one of a dozen or so providers that plan to launch platforms on which to trade swaps, […]
Bloomberg View hires Landman
Bloomberg View announced Wednesday that Jonathan Landman, former deputy managing editor and former culture editor of The New York Times, has been named editor-at-large. This is a new position that will encompass a range of duties, beginning with finding innovative and engaging ways to distill, integrate and present Bloomberg opinion, news and analytics. “Jon has […]
Bloomberg News team wins prize for Asia coverage
The Asia Society announced Tuesday that a team from Bloomberg News has won the 2013 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia. The $10,000 cash award, known as the Oz prize, will be presented at a public program and discussion on May 23, at 6 p.m., at Asia Society in New York. The […]
O’Brien named publisher of Bloomberg View
Bloomberg View announced Tuesday that business journalist Timothy L. O’Brien has been named to the new position of publisher. O’Brien is former executive editor of The Huffington Post and will oversee the promotion of View content worldwide, extending the View brand in global media markets and assisting its continued growth as an influential forum on […]
Bloomberg adds Twitter to service
Bloomberg L.P. announced Thursday that it is the first financial information platform to integrate real-time Twitter feeds into its service. Bloomberg Professional service subscribers can now monitor and analyze real-time Twitter updates issued by corporations, executives, government officials, economists, commentators, media outlets and other voices that can influence the financial markets. Bloomberg classifies tweets by […]
Center for Public Integrity hires two biz journalists
The Center for Public Integrity is investing in the coverage of finance with two new hires. Alison Fitzgerald, a 2009 Polk Award winner, author and longtime Bloomberg economics and enterprise reporter, will oversee the Center’s financial coverage as well as much of its state money-in-politics work. She is joined by Dan Wagner, who comes to […]
Bloomberg vs. Wal-Mart
Bloomberg’s recent coverage of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and its problems with keeping stock on the shelves has the retail giant on the defensive. But Wal-Mart customers aren’t buying the company’s denials that there are problems. Bloomberg reporter Renee Dudley received more than 1,000 responses to her March 26 story. Let’s take a look at the story, […]
Bloomberg.com launches luxury page
Bloomberg.com has added a page on its website that covers luxury issues. Andy Reinhardt, the editor of the section, writes, “‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’ goes the old proverb, and it’s true for Bloomberg.com readers as well. Tens of millions of visitors come to our site every month for timely, […]
Buzzfeed hires business reporter from Bloomberg
Sapna Maheshwari, a retail reporter for Bloomberg News, has been hired by Buzzfeed, which is getting ready to launch a business news operation. Buzzfeed hired Peter Lauria of Reuters last month to be its business editor. In a goodbye message to her Bloomberg colleagues, Maheshwari wrote: It was a tough decision because I was genuinely […]
