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Adweek promotes Lynch to editor

Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch has been promoted to editor of Adweek.

In his new role he’ll be overseeing the magazine and building out digital covers, as well as taking on a bigger role moderating at events.

He has been TV editor, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video. Formerly TV editor for People magazine, he has been covering the TV and movie industries for two decades.

Lynch has also contributed to The Daily Beast, Quartz, Parade, and other publications.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University.

Stephanie Paterik, the editor in chief and senior vice president at Adweek, left earlier this year.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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