The data-driven expansion of WSJ parent Dow Jones
Alex Klein of The Daily Beast writes about how new Dow Jones & Co. CEO Lex Fenwick, previously at Bloomberg, is expanding the Wall Street Journal parent’s data offerings. Klein writes, “He has started a new division, Data Strategy, which according to a Dow Jones internal memo will funnel data to business and institutional customers. […]
Getting it right vs. getting it wrong
Tom Keene of Bloomberg Television muses about the importance of business journalists getting it right vs. getting it wrong. Keene write, “In my fancy leather wallet, I have pasted my simple security badge the day, years ago, when I visited Apple. Bloomberg on the Economy was a success and the good people of Cupertino had […]
Bloomberg to produce political convention mag with ACBJ
Bloomberg News plans to produce a daily magazine at both political conventions this summer in conjunction with two newspapers from American City Business Journals. Margaret Cashill of the Tampa Bay Business Journal writes, “Bloomberg plans to bring about 150 people to the RNC and plans to create a daily magazine, the Bloomberg Insider, to be […]
How Bloomberg helped the SCOTUS blog
Keach Hagey of The Wall Street Journal writes Friday about how Bloomberg Law’s sponsorship of the SCOTUS blog helped it handle the overwhelming increase in traffic Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled on the administration’s health care laws. Hagey writes, “That changed last fall, when Bloomberg Law became the SCOTUSblog’s exclusive sponsor. The multiyear sponsorship, […]
Bloomberg site banned in China
China blocked access to Bloomberg’s website on the mainland after the business and financial news agency published a report Friday detailing the multimillion-dollar assets of relatives of the man set to become the country’s next president. The Associated Press reports, “The outage also points to the government’s concerns about ensuring the country’s leadership transition goes […]
How Bloomberg TV nailed the Supreme Court story
Erik Wemple of The Washington Post writes about how Bloomberg Television’s coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday was excellent while its competitors lagged behind. Wemple writes, “According to a Bloomberg spokesperson, this is how that report came together: “Bloomberg News reporter Greg Stohr was on location when the decision was handed out this […]
Murdoch on WSJ costs, revenue
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch sat down with Bloomberg TV’s Betty Liu Thursday to discuss the breakup of the company. Murdoch said he sees “increasing costs” at the Wall Street Journal but “hopefully, increasing our revenues by more than that.” Murdoch also said that News Corporation has “very large reserves of cash in the bank […]
How to tell a headline and lead has been written by Bloomberg’s Winkler
Jim Romenesko has a post from an anonymous Bloomberg News staffer about how to tell when editor in chief Matthew Winkler has written a story’s headline and lead. Some of the clues: * First telltale: The theme. The biggest bugaboo right now at Bloomberg is how wrong the credit companies are and have been. Probably […]
Bloomberg TV corrects Betty Liu ad that claims Pulitzer nomination
Bill Dedman of MSNBC.com writes that Bloomberg Television has pulled an advertisement for anchor Betty Liu because it says she was a nominated for a Pulitzer when the Pulitzer committee does not list her as a nominee for any year. Dedman writes, “When asked by msnbc.com about the discrepancy, Bloomberg TV said the ads are […]
Bloomberg set to start industry research unit
Bloomberg L.P. plans to announce that it has hired more than 100 research professionals for a global industry research service, reports Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of the Financial Times. Edgecliffe-Johnson writes, “The Bloomberg Industries service will combine interactive, real-time data on more than 100 industry sectors in North America, Europe and Asia with analysis from a team […]
