Bloomberg Government showing strong growth
Josh Eastright, head of Bloomberg Government, sent out the following to the staff on Thursday: Dear Colleagues, I hope you enjoyed our January Town Hall yesterday. To recap, I’m thrilled that we have been able to carry the momentum of a strong Q4 into 2017. After closing 2016 up by 20% over 2015 – and with […]
MLex seeks assistant editor in Washington
International regulatory news service MLex is seeking an Assistant Editor to aid the regional Managing Editor in the day-to-day supervision of coverage. An Assistant Editor must: – Coordinate coverage with editors and Managing Editors in other regions. – Provide authoritative guidance to reporters. – Identify and communicate with the staff on the day’s coverage priorities. […]
Coverage: Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg settles 12-year-old case
Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the former American International Group Inc. chief executive, has reached a settlement that ends his 12-year battle with the New York attorney general’s office. Karen Freifeld of Reuters had the news: “After over a decade of delays, deflections and denials by Mr. Greenberg, we are pleased that Mr. Greenberg has finally admitted to […]
Reuters names Schroeder its bank regulation reporter
Kieran Murray, Washington bureau chief for Reuters, sent out the following announcement: Hi, A quick update on DC staffing moves and reinforcements to help cover the Trump presidency. Some have already been announced, but not all, so putting them together here in a short note. Yasmeen Abutaleb is moving from the San Francisco bureau and […]
WSJ’s Radnofsky joins White House reporting team
Paul Beckett, the Washington bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement: All: We are delighted to announce that Louise Radnofsky is switching, effective today, to the White House team to help on our front-line coverage of this historic presidency. As we all know, Louise has been a star reporter in […]
Coverage: Tyson Foods is being investigated for price fixing
Tyson Foods, the largest meat producer in the country, announced record earnings on Monday, but it also told investors that it’s being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for price fixing. Kevin McCoy of USA Today had the news: The Securities and Exchange Commission served the Springdale, Ark-based firm with a subpoena on Jan. 20 “in […]
Coverage: FTC files charges against Qualcomm
The Federal Trade Commission went after Qualcomm on Tuesday, accusing the semiconductor company of business practices that allowed it to maintain a monopoly on a type of chip used in cellphones. Ian King, David McLaughlin and Joel Rosenblatt of Bloomberg have the news: Qualcomm’s exclusive deal with Apple was detailed in a Federal Trade Commission […]
Politico hires Bloomberg Businessweek senior editor Hoffman
Politico top editors Carrie Budoff Brown, Paul Volpe and Karey Van Hall sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Hi all — We’re thrilled to announce that Allison Hoffman, a senior editor for Bloomberg Businessweek, will be our new national editor directing coverage of the new Trump administration, from the West Wing to Foggy Bottom, K Street, […]
New site Tarbell to explore how business influences government
Ricardo Bilton of the Nieman Lab writes about how former health insurance PR executive Wendell Potter is starting Tarbell, a nonprofit website exploring the ways businesses influence government. Bilton writes, “Now, Potter is trying to use what he learned in the health insurance world to launch Tarbell, a reader-funded reporting project that aims to shine a light on […]
Wharton Seminars to host free program in DC
The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, a program of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, offers journalists an opportunity to expand their business knowledge base and increase their exposure to leading experts in a stimulating, collegial environment. The next Seminar will take place in Washington, D.C., on March 17, with a focus on public policy. […]
