Latest efforts to get WSJ’s Gershkovich released

Evan Gershkovich

Brian Stelter writes for The Daily Beast about Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, currently jailed in a Russian prison.

Stelter writes, “Other key players behind the scenes have included Journal publisher and Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour; Dow Jones EVP and general counsel Jay Conti; chief digital editor for international Gráinne McCarthy; and standards and ethics editor Emma Moody.

“‘As the holiday season gets into full swing, we are persistently aware that Evan is sitting in a Russian prison, unable to spend the holidays with his friends and family,’ Moody wrote in a Dec. 20 update to the staff. ‘The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited Evan on Friday, a day after President Vladimir Putin said Russia wants to reach an agreement on his return.’

“There are encouraging indications from both American and Russian officials that ‘they want to do a deal,’ Moody added. ‘Let’s hope that happens sooner rather than later. In the meantime, we can share Evan’s story far and wide and do our part to raise awareness of his case.'”

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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.