Steps down as Bloomberg editor in chief
Winkler becomes editor-in-chief emeritus and is replaced in the top role by Economist editor-in-chief Micklethwaite, as Bloomberg moves beyond its original target audience of Wall Street to become a more general newswire, and looks to unify its properties including real-time news, magazines, and digital. Bloomberg memo:
I have always believed that organizations benefit from internal change. [Micklethwait’s arrival] will give us the chance to unify the editorial side of our company