When was Bloomberg Businessweek founded?
Bloomberg Businessweek was first published in New York City in September 1929, weeks before the stock market crash. It was originally called The Business Week before being shortened to Business Week in 1934.
Questions about Bloomberg Businessweek
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How much did Bloomberg L.P. pay for Businessweek?
Bloomberg L.P. bought Businessweek in late 2009 for a reported price of between $2 million and $5 million, plus the assumption of liabilities. News reports from 2019 suggest McGraw-Hill received the high end of that range, at $5 million, along with the debt.
Who were the key editors of Bloomberg Businessweek?
Stephen B. Shepard served as editor-in-chief from 1984 to 2005 and grew readership to more than six million. He was followed by Stephen J. Adler, then Josh Tyrangiel, Ellen Pollock, Megan Murphy, Joel Weber, and Brad Stone, who was appointed in January 2024.
What was the Bloomberg Businessweek Big Hack article about?
Published on the 4th of October 2018, the article by Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley claimed China had infiltrated dozens of technology companies including Amazon and Apple by planting a tiny chip on Supermicro server motherboards. Amazon, Apple, Supermicro, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and intelligence agencies in both the United States and United Kingdom all denied the claims.
What awards has Bloomberg Businessweek won?
Bloomberg Businessweek won the National Magazine Awards general excellence award for general-interest magazines in 2012, and a Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business award in 2014. Adweek named it the top U.S. business magazine in 2011, and the Online Journalism Awards recognized its explanatory reporting on "What Is Code?" in 2016.
How often is Bloomberg Businessweek published?
Bloomberg Businessweek became a monthly publication in June 2024, appearing twelve times a year. Before that, it shifted to biweekly publishing in January 2024, and for much of its history it was a weekly magazine.