Bloomberg reporter leaves to be editor of art magazine
Lindsay Pollock, a Bloomberg News reporter who covered the art market, is leaving the service to be editor in chief of Art in America. Kate Taylor of the New York Times reports, “This 98-year-old magazine, which combines reporting and criticism, is owned by Brant Publications, whose chairman is the prominent art collector and former Andy […]
Many benefitted from McNichol's reporting
Amy Ellis Nutt of The Star-Ledger in Newark writes about Bloomberg News reporter Dunstan McNichol, who died suddenly at his home Tuesday at the age of 54. Nutt writes, “Readers may not remember the byline, but anyone who drives a car, has a child in school or ever needed workman’s compensation, still reaps the benefits […]
Bloomberg reporter McNichol dies
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Bloomberg News editor in chief Matthew Winkler sent out the following e-mail to the staff on Tuesday: It is with great sadness that we tell you of the passing today of our friend and colleague Dunstan McNichol. Dusty joined Bloomberg in 2009 as a reporter for the State Government and Local Finance […]
Bloomberg reporter leaving for Inc.
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Burt Helm, former ad and marketing writer for BusinessWeek, is leaving the Bloomberg News wire for Inc. magazine as a senior writer. Helm was one of the BusinessWeek staffers that was moved over to Bloomberg when its parent company bought the magazine. Once at the wire, he was reassigned to cover restaurant […]
Top business journalism events of 2010
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Here are Talking Biz News’ top business journalism events for the year 2010: 10. Ad revenue returns to business magazines. After suffering two years of declines in advertising revenue and advertising pages, the third quarter of 2010 saw the 14 business magazines report a 7.9 percent increase in advertising revenue and […]
How Bloomberg News gets earnings releases early
Henry Blodget of The Business Insider writes about how Bloomberg News is able to get company earnings releases before its competitors. Blodget writes, “It turns out that some companies don’t want to wait until the 4PM market close to post their earnings online, perhaps because they’re worried they’ll forget. So what they do is post […]
Strong ad revenue growth for business news channels
CNBC, Bloomberg Television and Fox Business Network are each projected to post even higher double-digit gains in ad revenue this year, according to SNL Kagan. Claire Atkinson of the New York Post writes, “Bloomberg TV, whose subscriber base has been somewhat steady, is expected to ring up $80 million in ad sales, a 19-percent gain […]
Bloomberg files lawsuit against European Central Bank
Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News, filed a lawsuit Wednesday that asks the European Union’s General Court in Luxembourg to overturn a decision by the European Central Bank not to disclose documents that show how Greece used derivatives to hide its fiscal deficit. Bloomberg editor in chief Matthew Winkler appeared on Bloomberg Television on […]
Tyrangiel talks Businessweek on Rose
Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel was on the Charlie Rose show on Monday night talking about the magazine. Here is an excerpt: “So a lot of what happened when I got job at Bloomberg Businessweek, I just emphasized we’ve got to fight for our space every day. Every day you have to convince people why […]
NY Observer reported hired by Bloomberg
Max Abelson, a reporter for the New York Observer, has been hired by Bloomberg News to join the finance team. Abelson currently covers Wall Street for the weekly. He previously covered real estate for the paper, which he joined right out of college after an internship. Abelson writes on his blog: “I’m going to be […]
