First Street officially launches
First Street, a government policy and lobbying service from CQ Press, has officially launched after being in a private beta test for the past three weeks. The service is similar to Bloomberg Government, which launched at the beginning of the year. First Street includes congressional, government and lobbying data. The beta participants included law/lobbying firms, […]
Assessing the Bloomberg Businessweek app
Dan Frommer of The Business Insider critiques the new Bloomberg Businessweek application for the iPad. Frommer writes, “So far, we haven’t been able to locate the area in the app to terminate your iTunes-based subscription; we’ve reached out for help on that, and will update when we hear back. “One big challenge for apps like […]
Bloomberg Businessweek launches iPad app
Bloomberg Businessweek announced Monday the launch of a new iPad app called Bloomberg Businessweek+. It’s the first app from a major business publication to use Apple Inc.’s subscription offering. The app combines the magazine’s perspective on global business news and market trends with exclusive content and interactive features such as the latest market information and […]
Award winners named by New York CPAs
Judges for the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Excellence in Financial Journalism Awards selected the following winners for awards to be presented on May 10 at the Yale Club in New York City. These awards recognize reporters from the national and local press who contribute to a better understanding of business topics. Entries […]
Henry hired by Reuters to cover JP Morgan
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE David Henry, a longtime business journalist, has been hired by Reuters to cover Wall Street bank JP Morgan and will start on the job on April 25, sources at the wire service confirmed to Talking Biz News on Thursday. Henry raised eyebrows last November when he resigned from Bloomberg, where he […]
Biz journalist a finalist for Deadline Club award for beat reporting
Jon Hilsenrath of The Wall Street Journal is a finalist in the beat reporting category for the annual Deadline Club Awards. Hilsenrath is the chief economics correspondent for The Journal and is based in Washington. He is responsible for covering the Federal Reserve. In cooperation with reporters in the economics and other bureaus, he also […]
Why Bloomberg and AP want your medical records
Jim Edwards of BNET.com writes about how some big media companies have filed briefs in a U.S. Supreme Court case considering whether pharmaceutical companies have the right to obtain prescription drug data. The briefs have been filed by Associated Press, Bloomberg News, McGraw-Hill, Hearst Corp., and the investigative non-profit group ProPublica (among others) in one […]
Bloomberg Businessweek AME moving to Bloomberg View
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Paula Dwyer, an assistant managing editor for Bloomberg Businessweek, is taking a new job within the company at Bloomberg View, the commentary service being launched later this year. A magazine spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday afternoon that Dwyer will be writing and editing for Bloomberg View. Dwyer is a 26-year veteran of the […]
Bloomberg Businessweek ad pages up 49 percent in first quarter
Bloomberg Businessweek saw a 49 percent increase in advertising pages in the first three months of the year, according to data released Wednesday by the Publisher’s Information Bureau. Its ad revenue rose 65 percent to $46.2 million for the quarter, easily the best performance among the business magazines. Fast Company and Wired magazine also posted […]
Biz magazines named finalists for National Magazine Awards
Five business magazines were named finalists Tuesday for the annual National Magazine Awards, given out by the American Society of Magazine Editors. Fast Company is a finalist in the general excellence category for its July-August, September and November issues. Bloomberg Markets is a finalist in the lifestyle, finance and technology category. Fortune is a finalist […]
