Jonathan Berr

InvestorPlace Contributor

Jonathan Berr has been a professional journalist since 1991. He has covered a wide variety of beats, ranging from to electric utilities to media conglomerates to tech companies.

While a reporter at Bloomberg News in 2002, he won the Gerald Loeb Award, one of the most prestigious awards in business journalism. He was part of a team at AOL’s DailyFinance that won the New York Press Club’s award for Internet feature writing in 2010. His freelance writing has appeared in Atlantic.com, AOL, Yahoo, MSN and 24/7 Wall Street, along with The New York Times and Business Week.

He lives in New Jersey with his wife and son.

You can reach him at jdberr@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter at @jdberr.

Recent Articles

A Private Dell Should Boot Michael Dell

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jan 15, 2013

Dell (the man) has not done Dell (the company) any favors. It seems to have missed the boat on practically every tech trend of the last decade or so.

AOL Still Needs to Patch Up Patch

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jan 14, 2013

CEO Tim Armstrong's hyperlocal news network isn't carrying its weight yet. And that's after some serious cost-cutting.

Sirius XM Radio Gets Kinky

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jan 10, 2013

There's lots to love about Sirius XM Radio's uncensored Radio Sex channel -- and the rest of the satellite radio provider's lineup.

What’s Next for Sirius XM Radio?

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jan 7, 2013

It's official: Liberty Media has won approval to take over Sirius XM Radio. Is the heavily shorted radio stock worth the risk?

Nielsen Is One to Watch

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Dec 26, 2012

It's a lot more than just a TV and radio ratings service. Though its other businesses are less well known, they're are no less impressive.

News Corp Needs to Gamble on Sports

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Dec 19, 2012

Challenging ESPN with a 24-hour sports network wouldn't be easy by any means, but the potential reward is too great for News Corp to ignore.

Extra, Extra! Newspapers Are on the Block

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Dec 12, 2012

Expect Tribune properties and the Financial Times to change hands in the coming year. Will this mean upside for any stocks?

CNN Goes Out on a Limb with Jeff Zucker

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 29, 2012

The struggling cable news network's new boss has a sketchy record at best. And he faces some pretty daunting challenges in turning CNN around.

McGraw-Hill’s Education Dump: About Time!

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 27, 2012

McGraw-Hill's sale of its floundering education business was a long time coming, but the company probably will have to make more deals to stay relevant.

3 Reasons MSNBC Won’t ‘Catch Up’ to Fox

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 26, 2012

MSNBC may have gained in the ratings during election coverage, but it sure won't catch up to Fox any time soon. Here are three reasons why.