Bloomberg entry into presidential race raises ethics issues
The entry of Bloomberg into the presidential race also raises potential conflict-of-interest questions involving his extensive business holdings, which go well beyond his news service. At his news service, Micklethwait said, Bloomberg reporters will still cover polls, policies and how the Bloomberg campaign is faring, much as it does for all candidates. To anyone who thinks the news service shouldn't cover Bloomberg at all, he said Bloomberg News โhas handled these conflicts before โ and proved our independence." David Shipley, who has overseen Bloomberg Opinion as its senior executive editor, is leaving to join the campaign, Micklethwait said. Itโs a different conversation than when he served as mayor of New York, Painter said.