Jobs data release jeopardized by Labor Department restrictions
The U.S. Department of Labor said it can’t assure news organizations they will be able to transmit market-sensitive economic data at exactly the same moment under changes resulting from the first review of procedures in a decade, reports Meera Lewis of Bloomberg News. Lewis writes, “The agency ordered journalists to remove computer hardware, software and […]
Biz magazines aimed at the 1 percent
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York Business writes about business magazines that are geared toward a high-end audience such as Bloomberg Pursuits and Forbes Life. Flamm writes, “Luxury titles have risen and fallen before. Previous waves brought the ill-fated launch of Condé Nast Portfolio, the short-lived Absolute and the near-downfall in 2010 of Modern Luxury […]
Bloomberg News wins three awards from Silurians
Bloomberg News is the winner in the business and financial category of the Society of the Silurians‘ 2012 Excellence in Journalism Awards Competition. Max Abelson, Michael McDonald and Martin Z. Braun won for “The Apocalypse That Never Happened.” Bloomberg won two other awards from the Silurians. Susan Antilla, a columnist for Bloomberg View, won the […]
Biz magazine content on the iPhone
Justin Ellis of Nieman Labs looks at how Bloomberg Businessweek is experimenting with delivering its content in different ways for iPhone readers. Ellis writes, “As on the iPad, Businessweek offers magazine articles, videos, audio interviews, and more; new issues of the magazines are downloaded into the Newsstand. Aside from obligatory design differences, the apps are […]
Examining the success of Bloomberg News
Knowledge@Wharton, a website run by the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, examines Bloomberg News and its growth. It writes, “Accuracy is key. ‘We want to impress with the quality of our information, not the intricacy of our prose,’ Winkler writes. ‘Accuracy is the most important principle in journalism. There is no such thing as being […]
Murphy leaves Bloomberg Television
Merrill Knox of TVNewser.com reports that Bloomberg Television anchor Lisa Murphy has left the organization. Knox reports, “‘Given some of the recent changes in Lisa’s personal life and the recent changes here at Bloomberg, we mutually decided this would be an appropriate time to part ways,’ a Bloomberg spokesperson said. ‘We wish Lisa all the […]
Bloomberg Businessweek launches iPhone, iPod apps
Bloomberg Businessweek announced Wednesday that its magazine is now available on the iPhone and iPod touch. Bloomberg Businessweek also announced that its iPad application, launched in April 2011, has now surpassed 100,000 subscribers. The app has helped Bloomberg broaden its reach globally with 35 percent of subscribers residing outside of the United States. “Many of […]
Bloomberg still battling Comcast about Bloomberg TV placement
Bloomberg LP has filed another complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against Comcast Corp., claiming that the cable giant is thumbing its nose at conditions the government put on it as part of approving its 2011 takeover of NBCUniversal, the parent of CNBC. Joe Flint of the Los Angeles Times writes, “At issue is where […]
Bloomberg Law integrates BNA content
Robert Ambrogi of LawSitesBlog.com writes about how Bloomberg Law, a service from Bloomberg LP that includes coverage of the legal industry, now includes content from the recently acquired BNA. Ambrogi writes, “All new BNA content will now flow directly into Bloomberg Law. That includes any new products the company develops. The BNA editorial team, based […]
An opportunity to tell a story about the economy
New Hampshire magazine’s Rick Broussard interviewed Bloomberg Television anchor Trish Regan for the publication’s April issue. She talks about joining Bloomberg TV, some highlights on her reporting career and growing up in New Hampshire. Here are some excerpts: On joining Bloomberg TV: “I joined Bloomberg because it’s a tremendous organization that I see as the […]
