'BusinessWeek' Names Josh Tyrangiel Editor in Chief

Bloomberg BusinessWeek—as BusinessWeek may be called when its new owners finally absorb it—has a new editor in chief: Josh Tyrangiel, who until recently had been a deputy managing editor for Time magazine and head of its website. As BW's Tom Lowry notes on the magazine's On Media blog, Tyrangiel "is not a business journalist per se." In addition to Time, the 37-year-old editor's background includes stints at Rolling Stone, Vibe, and MTV. BusinessWeek's previous editor, Stephen J. Adler, resigned in mid-October and was followed out the door by magazine president Keith Fox.

When Adler's position opened up, at least one observer (MarketWatch's Jon Friedman) thought former Condé Nast Portfolio editor Joanne Lipman should get the job.

This past Sunday, the New York Times' Stephanie Clifford and Julie Creswell visited Bloomberg's New York headquarters (noting "the crystalline look and smooth textures of an airport terminal from the 22nd century"), to find a financial news company "setting its sights on a much broader audience."

Per Clifford and Creswell: "That includes Main Street readers and, much more important for Bloomberg, senior executives, government leaders, and other global movers and shakers. It’s also trying to revamp its website and television programming—long neglected inside the company—into services that appeal to people who don’t trade securities for a living."

Tyrangiel, who's written about everything from the cast of Ocean's 13 to Kanye West seems like the kind of person who can do that.

In a release, Bloomberg's chief content officer Norman Pearlstine said, "I saw Josh in a number of leadership positions as he took on increasing responsibilities at Time…. I came to appreciate his intelligence, curiosity, energy, and integrity. Josh is recognized within Time Inc. and its parent, Time Warner Inc., as an ‘editor’s editor’ and a natural leader. His understanding of the ways in which print and online publications can work together will serve Bloomberg well as we expand our consumer media offerings."