The British government secretly funded Reuters in the 1960s and 1970s at the behest of an anti-Soviet propaganda unit linked to British intelligence, reports Guy Faulconbridge of Reuters. Faulconbridge reports, “The extent of influence...
Peter Bhatia, the editor of the Detroit Free Press, writes Sunday about how Ford Motor Co. responded to reporter Phoebe Wall Howard‘s stories about its defective transmissions. Bhatia writes, “Ford also took the extraordinary step...
The financial information provider that distributes Reuters news to investors has blocked over 200 stories on the mainland that could paint Beijing in a negative light, reports Steve Stecklow of Reuters. Stecklow reports, “It wasn’t the...
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says employees at his news organization need to accept restrictions with their paycheck, including the ban on investigating their boss, reports David Bauder of the Associated Press. Bauder reports, “‘We just...
David Shipley, Tim O’Brien and other members of the Bloomberg Opinion board responsible for editorials will take a leave of absence to join Michael Bloomberg’s campaign, reports Lauren Hirsch and Brian Schwartz of CNBC....
Sara Fischer of Axios reports about how Bloomberg News plans to cover the Democratic primary race now that owner Michael Bloomberg has entered the race. Fischer reports, “The company has struggled in recent weeks to determine how...
One of Michael Bloomberg’s advisers announced last week that the billionaire was taking measures to enter the 2020 race for the Democratic presidential election. With this, Bloomberg, the financial data and media company, is...
India-based Reliance Communications has dropped its libel claim against the Financial Times, which sought $1.1 billion in damages over reporting on his business record. Benjamin Parkin of the Financial Times reports, “The lawsuit was...
Media companies and consumers of news need to focus more on facts and less on opinion, said Fortune CEO Alan Murray in a speech on Friday. “We have to get back to the point...
Bloomberg Law has told its reporters not to gloat about their scoops on social media, reports Erik Wemple of The Washington Post. Wemple reports, “In a subsequent memo to staff, Antonelli wrote, ‘We want to be...
