Kathy Kiely, Bloomberg News’ Washington news director, resigned Wednesday over concerns that the media company wouldn’t be able to aggressively cover its owner Michael Bloomberg’s potential presidential bid.
Kiely told The Huffington Post that she thought there were “a lot of good people” at Bloomberg “making an honest effort to work this out.”
“I did not feel we could cover the Bloomberg trial balloon in the aggressive way I thought it deserved,” Kiely told the publication.
The New York Times first reported on Saturday that Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, was considering an independent bid for the White House.
“We’ve covered the speculation every day since the Times story was published,” Ty Trippet, Bloomberg News spokesman said in a statement. “Our Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait is in charge of decisions about coverage.”
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Man, imagine the exodus if Fox reporters found ethics.
What does it mean to “cover the Bloomberg trial balloon in the aggressive way I thought it deserved” ?
Should Bloomberg’s ‘balloon’ be pursued with spears and razor blades? Not sure how I’d feel about a Bloomberg candidacy - but it does not appear that the Bloomberg news organization has mortally eviscerated any of the other candidates - so what is it that they are now doing with the current field - that she fears she would be unable to do?
If Bloomberg became a candidate, it is highly likely that he would step away from the organization… like he (kinda) did when he was mayor.
yes
No.
Pitchforks and torches.
Please people, use the right tool for the job. Or for the tool.
Is this supposed to be taken as Bloomberg is truly serious about throwing his hat in the ring? … Or was Kiely just looking to move on anyway and is using the event as the reason?