It’s good to be Michael Lewis
Jessica Pressler of New York magazine profiles business journalist Michael Lewis, the author of “The Big Short” and a Bloomberg News columnist. Pressler writes, “Lewis is often referred to as a business writer, and this is sort of true, in that his narratives usually focus on some kind of market, be it for bonds or […]
The conviction of being a business journalist
Margaret Brennan of Bloomberg Television was interviewed by Eoin Butler of the Irish Times about her career and current business issues. Here is an excerpt: You’ve worked in news for 10 years. While still in your 20s, you produced interviews with George W Bush for CNBC. What were the particular pressures of an assignment like […]
Bloomberg closes on deal for tax and legal research company
Bloomberg LP announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of The Bureau of National Affairs Inc. (BNA) which is now a standalone subsidiary of Bloomberg. The deal was for approximately $990 million. The acquisition was overwhelmingly accepted by the BNA owners, who tendered approximately 95 percent of their stock within the 20 business day […]
Rubin departs Bloomberg View
James P. Rubin, a former assistant secretary of state hired by Bloomberg News just 10 months ago to help lead its new opinion-writing section, has left his job after a rocky start, reports Jeremy Peters and Michael Barbaro of the New York Times. Peters and Barbaro write, “Mr. Rubin was part of a high-powered duo […]
Bloomberg Businessweek names new Etc. editor
Bloomberg Businessweek’s editor Josh Tyrangiel announced Tuesday that Julian Sancton has joined the magazine as editor of the “Etc.” section. Sancton joins Bloomberg Businessweek from Esquire where he most recently served as associate editor. In this role, he wrote features and front-of the book pieces on film and entertainment, among other topics, and helped launch […]
Bloomberg’s Evans wins Columbia award
An investigative reporter whose work has revealed how secret profit schemes cheated the families of fallen U.S. soldiers, sickened or killed patients and cost taxpayers billions of dollars is the recipient of the 2011 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism announced Tuesday. David Evans, senior writer for […]
The perfect digital magazine
Frédéric Filloux of The Guardian in London writes about Bloomberg Businessweek‘s digital edition. Filloux writes, “Today’s web is plagued by cheap design. Many sites, especially in the tech field, use stock photographs or copyright-free Flickr pics ad nauseam, quickly messed with by some enslaved intern. No such thing is allowed in an app. And BBW […]
Bloomberg Law becomes exclusive sponsor of SCOTUSblog
Bloomberg Law announced Monday an agreement with the SCOTUSblog where it will become the exclusive sponsor of the blog that covers the Supreme Court. The content available on the SCOTUSblog website will also be made available on Bloomberg Law, and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein will provide exclusive business analysis for Bloomberg Law. Goldstein writes, “The […]
Bloomberg TV’s Chang named one of San Francisco’s “hot” people
Emily Chang of Bloomberg Television was nominated to the “Hot 20 2011” list by 7×7 magazine in San Francisco. Other nominees include San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong, SFGate columnist Beth Spotswood and Instagram founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom. The magazine’s Anna Pan wrote, “These days, she has to face a lot less […]
Bloomberg’s digital leader has left company
Kevin Krim, who joined Bloomberg LP in 2009 to improve its website operations, has left the company, a spokesman confirmed Friday. “Bloomberg.com has come a long way since Kevin joined nearly two and a half years ago. Traffic has increased 78 percent and revenue has more than tripled,” said spokesman Ty Trippet. “We will continue […]
