Bloomberg hires Akman to cover Turkish economy

Beril Akman

Bloomberg has hired Beril Akman as a reporter covering the Turkish economy.

Akman previously was at BBC News in Turkey since November 2018. While there, she focused on social media trends and internet culture.

She also worked as a media analyst in the U.S. Embassy in Ankara.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from George Washington University.

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.