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

Defense Stocks Are Locked and Loaded

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Despite all of the bluster about cutting the budget, defense contractors have many things in their favor.

PetSmart, PetMed Express Should Merge

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

There's major money in the pet sector, but PETM, PETS need each other to compete for a bigger piece of the pie.

News Corp., Apple and the Perils of Succession Planning

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Rupert Murdoch and Steve Jobs aren't immortal -- and News Corp. (NWS), Apple (AAPL) shouldn't slink away from deciding on eventual replacements.

Bloomberg Blunder — Saudi Prince Talks Up News Corp. But Ignores Key Issues

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Saudi prince and major NWS shareholder's tight relationship with News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch not scratched in interview about company.

Extra! Extra! Gannett a Compelling Value

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

The newspaper industry is a battered market, but management's navigation has kept Gannett (GCI) competitive, making it an intriguing prospect.

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