New head of web named at Bloomberg
Bloomberg L.P. announced Tuesday that Paul Maya will be joining the company as global head of Bloomberg.com and Businessweek.com. Maya joins Bloomberg from Turner Broadcasting, where he spent two years leading CNN’s digital technology strategy and product implementation. In his role at Bloomberg, he will be responsible for the general management, strategic planning, branding, and […]
A bit of a wonk and a dork
Sam Thielman of Variety interviews Bloomberg Television anchor Trish Regan, who recently started at the network after a stint at CNBC. Here is an excerpt: Variety: Do you think people will get more interested in the economy as the campaign moves forward? Regan: The horse race is very interesting; people vote their pocketbooks, and it’s going […]
Bloomberg.com, Indianapolis Biz Journal among Eppy winners
Bloomberg.com and the Indianapolis Business Journal received Eppys, awards given by Editor & Publisher for the best media-affiliated websites. Bloomberg.com won for best business/finance website with more than 1 million unique visitors per month, while the Indianapolis Business Journal won for best business/finance website with less than 250,000 unique visitors per month. VegasInc.com, a site […]
Bloomberg TV hires CNBC producer
Ted Fine, executive producer for afternoons at Bloomberg Television, sent out the following email announcement on Friday: I’m thrilled to announce that Jason Farkas is joining Bloomberg Television as Senior Broadcast Producer. Jason will be my deputy across all afternoon programming. His first focus is helping the ‘Street Smart’ team as we re-launch with the […]
How writing books helps a business journalist develop his craft
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Paul Barrett is an assistant managing editor and senior feature writer at Bloomberg Businessweek, a position he assumed in September 2005. He is responsible for writing cover articles on subjects that range from the energy industry to the gun business. Prior to joining Bloomberg Businessweek, Barrett was an editor and legal […]
News service hires Loeb winner
Neil Roland, who won a Gerald Loeb Award while working for Bloomberg News, has been hired by UK-based regulatory news, commentary and data service MLex market intelligence as a senior correspondent. Roland tells Talking Biz News he will remain in Washington, DC. He is on a freelance basis for December, then starts on a permanent […]
Biz journalists on Forbes 30 under 30 media list
Media reporter Brian Stelter of the New York Times, “SquawkBox” producer Maneet Ahuja and Daniel Fletcher, social media director for Bloomberg News and Businessweek, are among the business journalists listed on the 30 under 30 list of media professionals by Jeff Bercovici of Forbes. Fletcher, writes Bercovici, is a “a social media whiz kid who […]
Bloomberg hires London editor for its rich coverage
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Rob LaFranco, a former Forbes journalist, is joining Bloomberg News as an editor responsible for coverage of the world’s wealthiest individuals, a spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday to Talking Biz News. He will be based in London and will start Jan. 9. A former Forbes reporter, LaFranco joins Bloomberg from Warner Music Group, […]
On being a kick ass business journalist
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE David Evans is an investigative business journalist who writes for Bloomberg Markets. A graduate of the University of Southern California Law Center, he spent five years prosecuting fraud for the U.S. government as a trial attorney for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission before joining Bloomberg in 1992. He joined the magazine’s […]
Bloomberg Television signs Regan
Bloomberg Television announced Monday it has signed Trish Regan, former CNBC anchor and CBS News correspondent, as an anchor. Regan will co-anchor Bloomberg TV’s “Street Smart” which will air from 3-5 pm ET weekdays from Bloomberg Television’s global headquarters in New York, beginning Jan. 9. She will also anchor a number of prime time specials […]
