Reuters reporter Nickel moving to editing desk

Rod Nickel

Reuters reporter Rod Nickel is moving to an editing position at the news service.

Nickel has been covering energy, agriculture and politics in Western Canada with the energy transition a key area of focus.

Has done short reporting stints in Afghanistan, Pakistan, France and Brazil and covered Hurricane Michael in Florida, Tropical Storm Nate in New Orleans and the 2016 Alberta wildfires and the campaign trails of political leaders during two Canadian election campaigns.

Before joining Reuters in 2009, he worked at the Saskatoon Star Phoenix for seven years. He’s a graduate of University of King’s College.

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.