AP tech reporter joining Bloomberg
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Jordan Robertson, a tech reporter based in San Francisco for the Associated Press, is leaving the wire service to join Bloomberg News. In an email to the staff, AP business editor Hal Ritter wrote, “Sorry to report that Jordan Robertson is leaving us to join Bloomberg News as its lead reporter […]
Bloomberg makes changes in DC bureau
Bloomberg News editor in chief Matt Winkler made the following staff announcements on Friday: Earlier today during the weekly news meeting, we discussed some changes conceived to help us prepare for the 2012 U.S. elections. We have a unique opportunity to leverage our award-winning reporting on Washington and economic issues across all Bloomberg platforms. After […]
Bloomberg not asked to sign NYPD letter
Joe Pompeo of Capital New York writes about the media that have pushed back against the New York Police Department for blocking their reporting of Occupy Wall Street, and notes that one organization, Bloomberg News, did not sign a letter of protest to the police chief. Pompeo writes, “They started with the core group that […]
The Economist looks at Bloomberg vs. Reuters
The latest edition of The Economist examines why Reuters has been losing market share to Bloomberg and what could happen with its new CEO. The Economist writes, “The revenues of the professional division of Thomson Reuters grew by 10% in the year to the third quarter, but those of the markets division—which provides financial data […]
A day in the life of Bloomberg’s Tom Keene
Linette Lopez of Business Insider spent a day with Tom Keene, the host of “Bloomberg Surveillance” on Bloomberg Television to find out what it’s like putting the show together each day. Lopez writes, “Since 2002 Tom Keene has been a fixture in Bloomberg news. He does Bloomberg Surveillance on the radio (with Ken Prewitt), he […]
Bloomberg editor responds to Fed chairman, praises more openness
A day after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke wrote a letter criticizing Bloomberg News for its recent coverage of the agency, Bloomberg editor in chief Matthew Winkler responded in a column by thanking the chairman for opening the dialogue more but asked for more disclosure. Winkler wrote, “Those disclosures, the first of their kind by […]
NYPost’s Crudele lauds Bloomberg Markets
John Crudele of the New York Post likes the January issue of Bloomberg Markets for its coverage of Treasury secretary Hank Paulson and how he leaked important information to people on Wall Street. Crudele writes, “That’s what I’ve been writing for the past two years. And it is the biggest story that’ll ever be broken […]
Bloomberg wins in smackdown with Fed
Felix Salmon of Reuters comments about the letter the Federal Reserve Board sent out Tuesday claiming “egregious errors” in coverage by Bloomberg News and how the news organization used it to its advantage. Salmon writes, “Bloomberg did not let the opportunity go to waste. It’s clearly the main object of the Fed’s ire, but because […]
Bloomberg News to Bernanke: Ben, you ignorant slut
Bloomberg News has responded to a letter that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke sent to four lawmakers that stated the news service’s coverage of the Fed’s lending program during the economic bailout contained “egregious errors.” In a posting on Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg editor in chief Matt Winkler said that the news organization stood by its coverage. […]
Covering the Wall Street mentality
Peter Kramer of The Journal News, based in Westchester County, profiled Bloomberg Television anchor Matt Miller in Tuesday’s paper. Kramer wrote, “Miller starts most trading days at the New York Stock Exchange where he gathers tips from traders about the market’s direction. Every half-hour from 1 to 4 p.m., he’s back in front of the […]
