Chris Roush, 2012. Photo by Michel Duarte. 

Biography

 

Chris Roush is a renowned professor and expert in business journalism. He is the Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Roush is the founding director of the Carolina Business News Initiative, a program that provides training for professional journalists and UNC students. In the School of Media and Journalism, Roush teaches writing and reporting, business and the media, business reporting and economics reporting. 

Roush double-majored in history and journalism, with a minor in political science, at Auburn University. He later received his master's degree in mass communication from the University of Florida.  

He is the founder and editor of the award-winning blog talkingbiznews.com, where he blogs about the profession of business journalism. He also created two other sites: bizjournalismhistory.org and collegebizjournalism.org. 

Roush lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 

Career

Teaching

Reporting

  • 1999-2002: SNL Financial LC., editor-in-chief
  • 1997-99: Bloomberg News, business writer, Atlanta bureau
  • 1994-97: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, business writer
  • 1993-94: BusinessWeek, correspondent, Connecticut bureau
  • 1990-93: Tampa Tribune, business writer and columnist
  • 1989-90: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, business writer
  • 1988-89: St. Petersburg Times, staff writer 

Awards

  • North Carolina Professor of the Year, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 2010
  • Charles E. Scripps Award for the Journalism Teacher of the Year, Scripps Howard Foundation and Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2010
  • Ed Vick Prize for Innovation in Teaching, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Media and Journalism, 2009
  • Fulbright Senior Specialist, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, U.S. State Department, 2006-2011

Roush has written or co-written eight books relating to business journalism, as well as company profiles on the likes of Home Depot and Progress Energy.

Interests

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