Economics reporter Harrison among the WSJ layoffs

David Harrison

Wall Street Journal reporter David Harrison was among the layoffs in the Washington bureau.

He had been at the paper since May 2015 and covered the Federal Reserve and the economy.

Harrison previously was a contributor to The Economist and a staff writer for Congressional Quarterly. He also worked as a reporter for the Roanoke Times in Virginia.

Harrison is a graduate of Carleton College and holds a master’s degree 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.