Do authors get bonuses for releasing fiery volatile articles at Bloomberg or something? Actually, yes: https://www.businessinsider.com/bloomberg-reporters-comp

Do authors get bonuses for releasing fiery volatile articles at Bloomberg or something? Actually, yes: https://www.businessinsider.com/bloomberg-reporters-compensation-2013-12?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/bloomberg-reporters-compensa... It isn't necessarily nefarious, it's a metric for gauging how important a story is and to direct their staff towards reporting on important stuff. But nevertheless, it does happen.