Albuquerque Journal names Boetel its business editor

The Albuquerque Journal has tapped long-time Journal reporter Ryan Boetel will become business editor on Oct. 1.

Journal reporter Elizabeth Tucker writes, “Boetel, originally from Omaha, Nebraska, graduated with his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2010.

“After graduating, he came to New Mexico to work at the Farmington Daily Times, where he spent four years covering crime and government.

“‘It’s an exciting time at the Journal with lots of changes and developments coming down the pike,’ Boetel said. ‘I look forward to being part of that evolution while working with the great reporters on the Business desk.’

“In his new role, Boetel will manage a team of three business reporters and oversee the weekly publication Business Outlook.”

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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.