Bloomberg News Hypes Balance in New Opinion Section, But Staff Suggests Leftward Tilt
Bloomberg News has taken an unorthodox step in the world of wire services, and created an opinion section that it says “will embrace a diversity and variety of opinion.” But early signs suggest a liberal tilt to”Bloomberg View”, as it's called. It will be edited by David Shipley, former deputy editor of the New York Times opinion page, and James Rubin, who was a deputy Secretary of State under President Clinton. Furthermore, Bloomberg employees are quite open about the fact that the views of the company's president, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, will be reflected prominently in its content. read more
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Bloomberg News Hypes Balance in New Opinion Section, But Staff Suggests Leftward Tilt
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on December 16, 2010. Filed under