BLUE ON BLUE: ‘Extremely alarmed’: Bloomberg union condemns 2020 coverage plans surrounding owner’s bid.

On Monday, Bloomberg News’ union pushed back on the decision and demanded that reporters be allowed to cover the campaign. The union accused the editorial team of “silencing journalists” and urged them to reconsider in a statement posted to Twitter.

“We are extremely alarmed by management’s decision to silence the journalists we represent at Bloomberg Industry Group, as well as the unrepresented journalists at Bloomberg News,” the Guild at Bloomberg Industry Group wrote. “Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth and as journalists, we must maintain an independence from those we cover.”

The guild added, “The Guild believes journalists should not only be allowed — but encouraged — to thoroughly cover every single candidate as the profession demands in one of the most important elections in modern history.”

It sure would be nice if guild members lived up to their rhetoric.