Bloomberg Hires Roger Simon

Bloomberg’s hiring spree continues: “As part of its push for world domination, Bloomberg has hired Roger Simon, formerly of US News, to be its new chief political correspondent, a gig which will include regular Bloomberg TV appearances,” a tipster said last week. In 2005, the company hired Kathryn Kross and Al Hunt, among others…

> Nov. 28, FishBowlDC: “Bloomberg is clearly making smart moves and positioning itself to be among the top of the tops of DC media outlets…”

> Update: 12:40pm: The NYT has a related story today. “We have the demand and the resources, and we’ll be making selective hires in the year ahead,” Al Hunt says…

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