Bloomberg News debuts LinkedIn show “Black in Focus”

Bloomberg News debuted “Black in Focus,” a new LinkedIn live conversation series with Black business and thought leaders, hosted by veteran Bloomberg journalist Karen Toulon, chief correspondent of Bloomberg Equality.

The series’ first guest was ballet dancer Misty Copeland. She discussed her career, helping ballet break through to new audiences as it tackles racism, her business relationships and ventures, including her new production company, and the influence and power of the Black consumer.

“I understand the importance of me having a voice and me having a presence on the stage and beyond the stage,” said Copeland..

“Black in Focus” will stream live weekly on LinkedIn on Thursdays at 11 a.m. ET, and can later be found on Bloomberg News’ social media channels and Bloomberg.com. The series marks Bloomberg’s first-ever live series to be streamed on LinkedIn.

See the first episode on LinkedIn and on Bloomberg.com.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.