Jonathan Berr

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

Newspapers: Paywalls Aren’t the Answer

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

The minor rise in revenues from paywalls isn't enough to make up for print losses -- and they drive readers away. WaPo's Don Graham may have a better approach.

HP: Meg Whitman’s Tough Talk Is a Good Start

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Meg Whitman's blunt assessment of HP's woes -- financial, operational and strategic -- stung investors, but at least she's facing facts.

Surging Gas Prices Can Stall the Recovery

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

If gasoline pump prices hit $5 a gallon nationwide, all bets are off for the nascent U.S. rebound. No wonder consumer confidence is flagging already.

Profit off Lions Gate Share of ‘Hunger Games’

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

"The Hunger Games" franchise and its frenzied fans represent "Harry Potter"-size potential for Lions Gate Entertainment.

AOL Struggling to Patch Things Up

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

While AOL has shown a strong turnaround in 2012, its hyper-local Patch news sites are having difficulty gaining any significant traction.

Comcast Has Plenty of Running Room Ahead

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

It latest quarterly report added some zing, but more is in store. The company is hardly perfect, but it's strong now -- and well positioned for further growth.

Scandal Isn’t Slowing Murdoch’s News Corp

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

The tainted media giant has one glaring weak spot -- its publishing unit -- amid many strengths, including television and movies.

Time Warner: More Magic Than Harry Potter

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

A strong fourth-quarter earnings didn't wow investors. Here's what they're missing: Time Warner has plenty going for it beyond the boy wizard.

Walt Disney Gambling on ABC News

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Disney might finally have a cable partner for ABC News, but an English-language venture with Univision is wrought with potential pitfalls.

Valentine’s Day Stocks: Anything to Love?

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Take a look at companies that make the holiday -- purveyors of chocolate, diamonds and flowers -- to see if you would do well to take a shine to them.

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