Denver Biz Journal hires Wentling to cover technology

Nikki Wentling

The Denver Business Journal has hired Nikki Wentling to cover technology.

A story on its website states, “Wentling comes to the DBJ from a position as national reporter with Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military news outlet. During her six years at Stars and Stripes, Wentling covered breaking news and the inner workings of the Department of Defense and the United States Department of Veteran Affairs.

“Wentling also led several investigations at Stars and Stripes, including a deep dive into VA restrictions on benefits to Native American servicemembers and an ongoing supply shortage at the VA hospital in Washington, D.C.

“In her new role, Wentling will cover technology, innovation and biotechnology. These beats will feature established companies, startups, entrepreneurs, executives and more. She will also produce Colorado Inno’s newsletter The Beat.”

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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.