Bloomberg’s Betty Liu is the CEO whisperer
Patrick Clark of the New York Observer went to Bloomberg Television last Wednesday for Betty Liu‘s “In the Loop” post-election show, which focused on Wall Street’s reaction to Obama’s re-election. Clark writes, “She started her career as a Hong Kong reporter for the Dow Jones Newswire in the aftermath of the British handover and earned […]
Bloomberg to launch iTunes-like platform
Bloomberg L.P. is launching an iTunes-style portal for applications to allow clients and outside developers to incorporate their own software into the group’s financial data terminals and sell it to Bloomberg’s roughly 315,000 subscribers. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of the Financial Times writes, “The Bloomberg App Portal will launch on Tuesday after more than a year of […]
Pearson denies it want to sell FT
Agence France-Presse reports that Pearson is denying a Bloomberg report that it plans to sell the Financial Times. AFP reports, “Media wire Bloomberg reported that British media group Pearson was sounding out a private sale and that the company ‘has decided to consider offers for the newspaper this year.’ “Pearson released a statement within an […]
Pearson seeks sale of Financial Times
Pearson Plc is planning to explore a sale of the Financial Times newspaper, as the company focuses on its faster-growing education business, people with knowledge of the situation said. Matthew Campbell, Edmund Lee and Serena Saittoof Bloomberg News write, “The company has decided to consider offers for the newspaper this year, said the people, who […]
Bloomberg hires new retail reporter
Renee Dudley, a journalist best known for drawing the ire of a state governor with her reporting, has joined Bloomberg News as a reporter covering big box retail and food companies, replacing David Welch. She came from the Charleston, S.C. paper, The Post and Courier, which she joined in 2010 as a health reporter. She […]
CNNMoney.com, Kiplinger win Eppy Awards
CNNMoney.com and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance were among the business news media that won Eppy Awards for their websites. CNNMoney won for best business/finance website with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over. Your Business by Kiplinger.com won for best business/finance website with under 1 million unique monthly visitors. In addition, Bloomberg News won for best […]
A conversation with Bloomberg’s Matt Winkler
Matthew Winkler, Bloomberg News editor-in-chief, gave the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Reed Sarratt Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 16, 2012. He spoke with Dean Susan King in the Carolina News Studio about his beginnings as a journalist and Bloomber’s founding and growth.
Covering the billionaire beat
Christine Haughney of The New York Times writes about the latest issue of Bloomberg Markets, which features 200 billionaires and aims to cut into Forbes long-held dominance in covering the super rich. Haughney writes, “The latest issue is part of Bloomberg’s broader plan to capture a reporting thread that Forbes has dominated for decades. Last […]
From opera to business journalism
Billy Gray of HauteLiving.com profiles Bloomberg Television anchor Trish Regan and writes about how she made the transition from wanting to be an opera singer to business journalism. Gray writes, “Any rear view glances are limited to opera house visits as Regan happily travels the world as a business journalist. An alumnus of CBS News […]
Bloomberg Businessweek names Paskin AME, editor of website
Bloomberg Businessweek announced Thursday that Janet Paskin has been named assistant managing editor of the magazine and editor of Businessweek.com. Paskin will report to Josh Tyrangiel, editorial director of Bloomberg Digital and editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, beginning Nov. 12. “Janet is a talented digital editor who has a great understanding for how to grow strong […]
