SABEW names 2011 Best in Business winners
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced winners of its 17thBest in Business competition, which honors excellence in business and financial journalism across all news platforms. Bloomberg News and the Global Post each had nine wins; the Financial Times had eight honors, and The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Markets magazine and CNNMoney.com each […]
Bloomberg’s Winkler introduces Bloomberg Pursuits
Bloomberg News editor in chief Matt Winkler sent out the following message to the staff about its new luxury magazine, Bloomberg Pursuits: Today we are excited to add an exclusive new magazine to our media properties: Bloomberg Pursuits. Delivered along with Bloomberg Markets to its 375,000 subscribers, Bloomberg Pursuits is the first global luxury lifestyle […]
Reading stories that only magazines can convey
Amy Chozick of The New York Times writes about the new magazine from Bloomberg LP called Bloomberg Pursuits. Chozick writes, “Pursuits (which has the same name as a short-lived Wall Street Journal weekend leisure section) will be sent to 375,000 readers, with 60 percent of those living outside the United States, the company said. That […]
Bloomberg News and blogging
Bloomberg News has been quietly adding to its blog portfolio. The latest is a tech blog, which appears to have launched earlier this week and is simply called Tech Blog. The blog’s home page says it will illuminate “the layer of personalities, controversies, clashes and curiosities that keep Silicon Valley humming.” There are already dozens […]
Is the latest Businessweek cover smart of sophomoric?
Former BusinessWeek chief of correspondents Joe Weber, now a University of Nebraska journalism professor, writes about the latest cover of Bloomberg Businessweek, which features two airplanes apparently fornicating, by asking his students what they thought about it. Weber writes, “Another concurred, adding a thought about the cover language. ‘If the title was about a merger, […]
Bloomberg feature writer in Paris is gone
JimRomenesko.com has a post on Monday that divulges that former Bloomberg News feature writer Craig Copetas, who was based in Paris, is no longer with the company. The post reads, “His brief was to schmooze with the rich, target them as his readership and travel the world in pursuit of distractions for the wealthy. Resulted […]
Bloomberg TV hires Steel from TheStreet.com
Bloomberg Television announced Monday that Alix Steel has joined as a correspondent, covering global markets, economic news and commodities across Bloomberg’s multiple digital platforms. Steel, who is based in New York City, joins Bloomberg on Feb. 27. Previously, Steel was senior multimedia reporter, anchor and producer for TheStreet.com, where she covered global markets and commodities, […]
Bloomberg Pursuits has arrived
Bloomberg Pursuits, a new magazine for the rich on how they spend their money, arrived in the mailbox this weekend. Read more about the new magazine here.
Is Suze Orman a journalist?
Bloomberg View columnist Susan Antilla writes about personal finance guru Suze Orman and her new debit card that she has introduced and explores the question as to whether she is a journalist. Antilla writes, “Orman goes to pains in her disclosure to say she isn’t an investment adviser. O magazine calls her a ‘contributing editor,’ […]
Thomson Reuters has slight lead over Bloomberg in data market share
Tom Groenfeldt of Forbes.com writes about what is likely to be a difficult year for news organizations that also sell financial data to investors and others interested in Wall Street. Groenfeldt writes, “If current trends continue with banks cutting staff and spending, 2012 is shaping up to be a tough year in finance. Gillian Tett […]
