Bloomberg, the Fed and Pulitzers
David Warsh, the founder of Economic Principals, writes about how the Pulitzer Prizes did not hand out an award for editorial writing this year and whether Bloomberg News‘ battle with the Federal Reserve to release documents would have been worthy. Warsh writes, “Bloomberg responded with a lengthy defense of its reporting, and the issue faded […]
Writing for investors and traders alike
Linette Lopez of Business Insider profiles Josh Lipton, the markets editor of Bloomberg Television, on how he covers what’s happening on Wall Street daily. Lopez writes, “The California native started out thinking he was going to be a professor, so after graduating from Colgate in 1997, he headed to the London School of Economics for […]
Brennan leaving Bloomberg TV
Margaret Brennan, an anchor with Bloomberg Television, is leaving the network amid a shakeup, reports Chris Ariens of TVNewser.com. Ariens writes, “Brennan’s departure, described as mutual, comes as the network plans changes to its morning lineup later this Spring. “Andrew Morse, head of U.S. TV for Bloomberg, says the changes are a continuation of Bloomberg’s […]
Comcast accuses Bloomberg of lying to FCC
Comcast Corp. has accused Bloomberg LP of lying to the government in the latest twist in the battle between the two media behemoths, reports Joe Flint of the Los Angeles Times. Flint writes, “The specific issue is where Bloomberg TV is placed on the cable dial in relation to Comcast’s CNBC. Bloomberg has argued that […]
Forbes responds to Bloomberg with real-time billionaire tracker
In March, Bloomberg News introduced its new ranking of the world’s richest people with the release of its Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s 20 wealthiest individuals. It recently expanded the ranking to the top 40. Now, Forbes magazine, which has long been considered the business news media that follows billionaires, has […]
Bloomberg TV’s Betty Liu getting radio show
Betty Liu, an anchor on Bloomberg Television, will have her own radio show beginning next week. This coming Monday, Bloomberg Radio will launches “In the Loop At the Half” with host Liu. It’s a new radio show airing at 12 p.m, to 12:30 p.m. ET featuring a look at market activity and what investors can expect in the […]
Bloomberg bond columnist receives career achievement award
Joe Mysak, a columnist for Bloomberg News who has covered the municipal bond market for three decades, received a career achievement award Thursday evening from the National Federation of Municipal Analysts. The NFMA is holding its annual conference in Las Vegas at the Four Seasons. In his acceptance speech, Mysak saluted “the storytellers” who clue […]
Talking about stories that manifest themselves in the markets
John Nyaradi of Wall Street Selector interviewed Bloomberg Television markets reporter Sara Eisen about her job and what is happening in the markets. Here is an excerpt: John Nyaradi: Let’s shift a little bit and talk about you and your work at Bloomberg. I know you do “Inside Track” on television and “Bloomberg On the […]
Three long-time biz journalists depart Bloomberg News
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Ann Woolner, a Bloomberg News legal affairs columnist who wrote out of its Atlanta bureau, is one of three long-time business journalists who have departed the business news organization recently. Woolner was terminated on Wednesday, and her e-mail was disabled the same day. Last year, she won an Atlanta Press Club […]
Biz media upset with Labor Department
Andrea Papagianis of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press writes about how the Labor Department has changed its rules for covering its data releases such as the unemployment data. Papagianis writes, “Charles Glasser, media counsel for Bloomberg News, sent a letter to the department complaining about the new policy. “‘Make no mistake, these […]
