Matthew Winkler (journalist)

Matthew Winkler
Born	(1955-06-01) June 1, 1955 New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Journalist, editor
Known for	Co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News
Notable work	Bloomberg by Bloomberg; The Bloomberg Way: A Guide for Reporters and Editors

Matthew Winkler (born June 1, 1955) is an American journalist recognized as the co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, a division within Bloomberg L.P.. He co-authored Bloomberg by Bloomberg and wrote The Bloomberg Way: A Guide for Reporters and Editors.

Early life and education

Born in New York City and raised in Grand View-on-Hudson, New York, Winkler obtained a bachelor's degree in history from Kenyon College, which later honored him with an honorary doctorate of laws.

Career

Winkler began his journalism career contributing to the Kenyon Collegian and the Mount Vernon News. He subsequently held positions as a reporter and assistant editor at The Bond Buyer. Between 1980 and 1990, he worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal in both London and New York, contributed articles to Barron's, and established the Dow Jones Capital Markets Report. From 1991 to 1994, he authored the Capital Markets column for Forbes magazine.

Bloomberg News

In 1990, Winkler departed from The Wall Street Journal to co-found Bloomberg News alongside Michael Bloomberg, assuming the role of editor-in-chief. Originally designed to supply financial news updates complementing the Bloomberg terminal service, Bloomberg News evolved into a worldwide wire service, television channel, radio outlet, website, subscription-based newsletters, and print publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets. By 2011, the organization employed more than 2,300 editors and reporters operating out of 146 bureaus spread across 72 countries.

Winkler collaborated with Michael Bloomberg in 1997 to write his autobiography, Bloomberg by Bloomberg, which chronicles the transformation of Bloomberg, L.P. from a specialized financial data provider in 1981 into a global leader in financial information and media by the mid-1990s.

During Winkler’s tenure, Bloomberg News earned the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for Zachary Mider’s investigative work on corporate tax avoidance schemes.

The Bloomberg Way

Winkler is credited with establishing the "Bloomberg Way," an extensive guide exceeding 300 pages that defines Bloomberg News' principles on reporting standards, ethics, and core values. Journalists following this framework emphasize the "Five Fs": factual word, first word, fastest word, final word, and future word.

Awards and honors

In recognition of his significant impact on financial journalism, Winkler received the Elliot V. Bell Award from the New York Financial Writers' Association in 2003. He was honored with two lifetime achievement awards in 2007: the Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award for business reporting from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Gerald Loeb Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to business and finance journalism. In 2010, he was presented with the National Council for Research on Women Award for leadership influencing women across various industries. The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY bestowed upon him their Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism in 2012. Alongside Michael Bloomberg, Winkler received the President's Award for Impact on Media from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2014.

Winkler holds board memberships with the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), as well as Bloomberg L.P. Additionally, he serves as a trustee for both Kenyon College and the Kenyon Review.

Personal life

Winkler is married to Lisa Klein Winkler, and together they have three children. The family lives in New Jersey.