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Exactly. Bloomberg employs many fine reporters and writers, and often does good work. I like Mark Gurman, who often has accurate scoops of unannounced Apple pro
by apozem 7y ago
Exactly. Bloomberg employs many fine reporters and writers, and often does good work. I like Mark Gurman, who often has accurate scoops of unannounced Apple products.
However, Bloomberg should be read knowing they are owned by a company and owner that does not respect their journalistic independence. Readers should know if it comes down to journalism or their billion-dollar terminal business [1], the terminals win.
[1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bloombergs-business-in-china-has-grown-that-could-create-unprecedented-entanglements-if-he-is-elected-president/2020/01/01/71536318-1cfd-11ea-9ddd-3e0321c180e7_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bloombergs-business-...
- TheKarateKid 7y agoWhen Bloomberg News refused to cover any Democratic nominees because they didn't want to have to potentially cover anything negative on Michael Bloomberg, they lost most credibility with me: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/bloomberg-journalists-free-to-resume-normal-political-coverage.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/bloomberg-journalists-free-t...
- NotSammyHagar 7y agoThey could have tried to cover it by hiring outside reporters to talk about both sides, I've seen my local newspaper do that.
- lonelappde 7y agoNY Times isn't independent either. They were long and famously a mouthpiece for the US Federal government's war machine. Most papers aren't independent.