Bloomberg News journalist Schmidt has died
Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait sent out the following on Friday: It is with profound sadness that I share the news that Blake Schmidt, out friend and colleague, passed away last night after his brave fight with cancer. Blake was a courageous journalist, a fighter for press freedom and a dear friend to many across […]
Baumann moving to newsletter editing for Bloomberg Industry
Bloomberg Law health reporter Jeannie Baumann is moving to Bloomberg Government’s newsletter editing team. She has been a senior reporter since July 2020 and at Bloomberg Industry Group since January 2005. Baumann previously worked at the American Health Quality Association as a communications specialist and at The Observer newspapers in Herndon, Virginia. She is a University of […]
“The Businessweek Show” coming next month
Bloomberg Media will launch a talk show called “The Businessweek Show” on Oct. 12. Hosted by veteran Bloomberg Businessweek contributor Max Abelson, the show will explore the themes and motivations behind some of Businessweek’s best stories. “We’re going to ask complicated and profound people about their careers and ideas and lives – and about their […]
Bloomberg taps Edgerton to be Seattle bureau chief
Bloomberg News has named Anna Edgerton to be its Seattle bureau chief. She has been national security reporter and covered tech policy. She previously was a deputy editor on the Congress team. She was also a Congress reporter at Bloomberg. Edgerton has been at Bloomberg since January 2013. She previously worked at the Miami Herald, where she covered general assignment, working […]
Bloomberg hires Gould as ECM reporter
Bloomberg News U.S. deals team leader Matthew Monks sent out the following on Tuesday: We are super excited to announce that Ryan Gould has joined Bloomberg News’ deals desk in the US as our new ECM reporter. The capital markets beat is picking up and Ryan will bring his scoop-getting chops to the biggest IPOs, SPAC deals […]
Monyak joining Bloomberg Law to cover federal judiciary
Suzanne Monyak is joining Bloomberg Law next week to cover the federal judiciary. She has been a staff writer at CQ Roll Call covering immigration law and policy in the courts and on Capitol Hill. She also spent nearly three years at Law360 covering immigration. Monyak also spent a year at The New Republic as a […]
Bloomberg’s Peng joining commodities team as a reporter
Bloomberg News reporter Ilena Peng is joining the commodities team to cover soft commodities, including sugar, cocoa and cotton. She has been at Bloomberg for the past year. Peng also previously interned at Bloomberg News. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from George Washington University and a master’s degree in data journalism from Columbia University.
Bloomberg Law environment reporter Scott moves to Capitol Hill beat
Dean Scott, who has covered the environmental and climate change at Bloomberg Industry Group for the last 20 years, is moving to the Capitol Hill beat. Scott has reported on U.S. and international climate change policies, programs, and initiatives on global warming and related energy issues for Bloomberg Industry’s Daily Environment Report, International Environment Reporter, Energy […]
Bloomberg hires Finley as editor on commodities team
Bloomberg News has hired LaKenya Finley an editor for Bloomberg’s energy and commodities group in the Americas. Finley joins from Texas Monthly where she was an assistant editor working on a wide range of Texas-centric cultural, political and news coverage, including stories on the state’s energy industry. She got her start at Newsday in the […]
Bloomberg hires Geary as head of content and audience
Chris Collins, Bloomberg’s chief product and technology officer for news, sent the following staff announcement Thursday: All: I’m delighted to announce that Joanna Geary will join the team next week as our new head of Content & Audience, reporting to me. Joanna brings to Bloomberg two decades of experience working at the intersection of journalism, […]
