Bloomberg / Bloomberg Law
U.S. center; business/financial press
Background
Bloomberg News was founded in 1990 by Michael Bloomberg as an offshoot of Bloomberg L.P., the financial-data and terminal company he started in 1981; the news operation was created largely to add value to the terminal product. It grew into a major global news organization covering markets, economics, and politics, later adding Bloomberg Businessweek (acquired 2009), Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, and Bloomberg Opinion. Because Michael Bloomberg remains the controlling owner, the outlet has faced recurring conflict-of-interest questions, most notably when editor-in-chief John Micklethwait said Bloomberg News would not investigate Michael Bloomberg or, to avoid the appearance of favoritism, his 2020 Democratic primary rivals during his presidential run. Bloomberg Law, launched in 2011, operates as a specialized subscription service covering legal and regulatory news, valued for detailed federal agency and court coverage. Editorially, Bloomberg's newsroom is generally seen as centrist and rigorously data-driven, reflecting its core audience of finance and business professionals, while its Opinion section runs a range of columnists including some sharply critical of Trump-era policies. Reporters have had tense exchanges with President Trump directly (including a dismissive remark directed at a Bloomberg reporter in November 2025), and the outlet's coverage of the administration spans neutral economic reporting alongside opinion pieces both critical and supportive of specific policies.
Sources
- Who Owns Bloomberg | Free Press
- Bloomberg L.P. — Grokipedia
- Bloomberg News outlines how it will cover Mike Bloomberg's candidacy — Axios
- Bloomberg to buy BusinessWeek — NPR
- Donald Trump's conflict with the news media — Wikipedia
- Trump TV Upends the Media Gatekeepers Debate — Bloomberg Opinion
Profile compiled 2026-09-28; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.