Leveraged finance reporter Tobin departs Bloomberg

Michael Tobin

Michael Tobin, who has been covering leveraged finance at Bloomberg News, is leaving for a job in another industry.

He previously covered Airbnb, online travel companies and dating apps for Bloomberg, which he joined four years ago. Previously, he wrote about the FX/rates markets, energy companies and ESG finance.

In addition, his work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Portland Business Journal, Eugene Weekly and The Portland Tribune.

Tobin holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from University of Oregon, where he was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.

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.