From Dashboard Widgets to Breaking News: Mark Gurman's Path to Bloomberg
In this special interview episode, Federico and John welcome Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman to discuss his 16-year journey covering Apple. Mark shares how he started as a teenage app developer before joining 9to5Mac and eventually Bloomberg. The conversation explores Mark’s most memorable scoops, the evolution of Apple news coverage, his relationship with Apple, and advice for aspiring tech journalists.
On AppStories+, Federico and John get into the weeds to explore the hardware and apps Mark Gurman uses and discuss Apple’s acquisition of Pixelmator.

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AppStories Episode 428 — From Dashboard Widgets to Breaking News: Mark Gurman's Path to Bloomberg
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Links and Show Notes
An Interview with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman
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- Mark Gurman’s writing at Bloomberg
- Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter
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