Albuquerque Journal hires Narvaiz as biz reporter

Patrick Narvaiz

Matthew Narvaiz, a staff writer who worked at the Albuquerque Journal for two years, is returning to work on the business desk.

Narvaiz comes back to the Journal after leaving the paper in February. He worked for two years as a staff writer covering the economy and cannabis. He joins a business desk that includes Business Editor Ryan Boetel and Megan Gleason, whose reporting focuses on energy, utilities and government.

“It’s good to be back,” Narvaiz said. “I look forward to bolstering the already great coverage from Ryan and Megan.”

Added editor Patrick Ethridge: “I’m happy to have Matthew rejoin our Business desk. His knowledge of the New Mexico business community adds even more depth and skill to an already strong business team at the Journal. Matthew, and the entire business desk, will continue to share stories highlighting both the struggles and success of New Mexico’s business community and the state’s economy as a whole.”

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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.