By Greg Hazley
Bloomberg News has tapped a former New York Times editorial page hand and ex-State Department public affairs chief to head its foray into publishing commentary.
David Shipley, deputy editorial page editor and op-ed editor of the Times, and James Rubin, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs during the Clinton administration, will take the helm of the new “page” dubbed Bloomberg View as executive editors in January.
Bloomberg editor-in-chief Matthew Winkler praised the experience and skill the two hires will bring to BV’s “mandate” of developing a view “consistent with the values and beliefs” of the company and founder Michael Bloomberg.
BV will include columns and commentary across the company’s platforms, including digital, print and broadcast.
Rubin will focus on Central and South America, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Shipley is to oversee the U.S. and Canada, Bloomberg said. Both editors report to Winkler.
Rubin said there is a need for “ideology-free, empirically-based editorial positions.”
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