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Bloomberg Green, the multi-platform news brand dedicated to reporting on the business, science and technology of climate change, launched the first annual "Bloomberg Green Docs" documentary competition for short films addressing the urgency of climate change. The announcement was made today during the Bloomberg Green…

ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter is known for his insider information and scooping the competition. But a Bloomberg report today raised questions on whether his recent investment in a gambling app would compromise his journalism. Schefter, along with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others, recently…

Because of the slow and disjointed rollout of vaccinations, the Covid-19 pandemic could last seven more years if distribution continues at its current rate. A gloomy calculation from Bloomberg shows it could take most of a decade using two-dose vaccines for herd immunity to be reached. Previous calculations by White…

Almost a year after CBS News settled a trio of sexual harassment claims against Charlie Rose, the former CBS This Morning co-host has been sued again, and this time Bloomberg LP has been pulled into the legal fray. Ex-longtime Rose makeup artist Gina Riggi is taking the once prestigious TV frontman and the New York…

With gender equality and pay equity in Hollywood exploding in a newly urgent way during the #MeToo era and in the wake of the Sony hack, new feature documentary This Changes Everything dives deep into the topic. Its own production and financing back story also offers a novel business model for issue-oriented…

As the first slate of news shows produced exclusively for Facebook Watch debut next week, the social network today announced a fresh slate of programs from publishers including Bloomberg, BuzzFeed and NowThis. Shows from CNN, Fox News, ABC owned stations, Univision and ATTN begin airing on Monday in a new section of…

Twitter has reached a milestone deal with Bloomberg to launch a 24-hour news network, expanding the social media company’s ambitious push into video. The companies are expected to make a joint announcement of the new venture Monday, according to numerous reports Sunday night. Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith tweeted…

Add Bloomberg L.P. to the list of media outlets deciding to opt out of hosting parties at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Vanity Fair, which traditionally co-hosted the party at the French Ambassador’s residence, pulled out earlier this month. Bloomberg joins a growing list of media outlets who don’t…

Game Change authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann today say so long to With All Due Respect, the election-cycle series they have hosted for Bloomberg the past two years and more. The final edition of the series, also seen on MSNBC, will feature Jeff Daniels and other celebrity Friends Of Show, some serious…

UPDATE with official confirmation: Publisher Pearson has confirmed it has sold the Financial Times to Japanese media company Nikkei for $1.3 billion. The education publisher earlier today had said it was in advanced discussions with a then-unknown media company to sell the evergreen (or it should be everpink) business…

Matthew Winkler, founding editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News and one of the most skilled survivors in a tumultuous and ever-shifting media environment, has been kicked upstairs by the boss who hired him 25 years ago. Winkler’s replacement as editor-in-chief will be John Mickelthwait, the regarded top editor of The Econo…

The change underscores the business news company’s determination to develop its new media platforms. Justin Smith became a digital superstar at Atlantic Media, best known for its respected monthly magazine The Atlantic. Through a series of online initiatives, the former publisher of The Week and head of corporate…