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

Two News Corps Mean Double the Murdoch

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 26, 2012

Splitting the strong entertainment business from the weak publishing side makes sense for shareholders -- but that's no panacea.

AOL Wins Proxy Battle But Might Lose the War

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 15, 2012

AOL won a small victory in a proxy fight against Starboard Value LLC, but a faltering online ad market and the company's dependency on dial-up still linger.

AOL’s Damn-the-Torpedoes Strategy on Patch

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 12, 2012

CEO Tim Armstrong is sticking to his guns, despite taking fierce fire over the money-losing local news sites from activist investors Starboard Value.

5 Stocks for Good Times and Bad

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 11, 2012

Nothing is "recession proof" -- but these stocks are pretty close because their products appeal to the cost-conscious, as well as to those who have cash to burn.

How Has Chesapeake’s Aubrey McClendon Survived?

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 6, 2012

It's a wonder that the company hasn't fired controversial CEO Aubrey McClendon yet. But with the board getting revamped, that could change soon.

The Big Winners From Political Advertising

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 5, 2012

Political ad spending will top $9 billion in 2012. These companies will bag the majority of that record-setting money.

Bloomberg Can’t Save New York Times Co.

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor May 30, 2012

Despite a recent 'New York' magazine story's speculation, the Big Apple mayor's media company isn't the answer to the Gray Lady's many deep woes.

Best Buy CEO’s Tough Talk Rings Hollow

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor May 24, 2012

While interim chief Mike Mikan quickly fessing up to BBY's mess is good, a real turnaround plan would be better.

Why the Postal Service Is Fixable

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor May 22, 2012

An unjustified pre-funding of health care costs is the biggest burden. Remove that, and the long-suffering but vitally important mail service can be profitable.

Yahoo Has Sold the Alibaba Family Silver

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor May 21, 2012

Yahoo's deal to sell its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will help fill the coffers, but it does absolutely nothing to solve the company's core problems.