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Newley Purnell
Covering tech for Bloomberg | Ex-Wall Street Journal | Winner of Loeb, Polk awards and more
Newley Purnell is a technology reporter for Bloomberg News, based in Hong Kong. He joined Bloomberg in August 2024 after previously working at The Wall Street Journal, where he covered technology across Asia, focusing on the competitive dynamics among major U.S. tech companies in global markets.12
Education and Early Career
Purnell holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Emory University and a Master's degree in business and economics journalism from Columbia University. His early career included roles as a special correspondent for Bloomberg BNA, covering business and economic issues in Southeast Asia, and as a stringer for ABC News, where he primarily reported breaking news from Thailand. He also served as the Southeast Asia correspondent for The Chronicle of Higher Education.12
Awards and Recognition
Throughout his career, Purnell has received several prestigious awards for his journalism, including:
- George Polk Award (2022) for the "Facebook Files" series.
- Gerald Loeb Award (2022) for beat reporting.
- Multiple "Best in Business" awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) related to his impactful reporting on Facebook's practices.2
Current Role
At Bloomberg, Purnell is tasked with covering technology trends and developments, particularly those involving U.S. tech giants. His work continues to be recognized for its depth and impact within the industry.12
Highlights
After months of relative silence, Chinese state media is starting to unspool its narrative on the US presidential election, casting the vote as a “money burning” display of “unprecedented chaos.” https://t.co/4JFv41npto
OpenAI has hired former Uber executive Scott Schools to serve as its first chief compliance officer https://t.co/YMjJdU5ArR via @shiringhaffary
