Bloomberg’s Micklethwait discusses Bannon talk with upset employees

John Micklethwait

Bloomberg editor in chief John Micklethwait and deputy editor in chief Reto Gregori held a conference call with Bloomberg employees upset that Micklethwait interviewed former White House advisor Steve Bannon at a company event on Wednesday, reports Hadas Gold of CNN Business.

Gold reports, “Micklethwait held a call with the organizers of the letter on Monday, along with his deputy editor-in-chief Reto Gregori, the source said. Micklethwait noted on the call that Bannon is relevant in Europe right now and said that the interview would be done in service to their readers.

“Bannon said during the on-stage interview with Micklethwait that he has raised money from wealthy individuals to fund an advisory group he’s created, called The Movement, to help populist parties in Europe.

“In a statement to CNN, Micklethwait said, ‘We’re in the news business, and often that means we interview newsmakers that hold controversial positions or points of view.'”

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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.