Triangle Biz Journal editor Mukherjee promoted to publisher

Sougata Mukherjee

Triangle Business Journal editor in chief Sougata Mukherjee has been promoted to publisher of the American City Business Journals publication.

Managing editor Dane Huffman writes, “He succeeds Jason Christie, who recently was promoted into a new role as senior director of enterprise sales for American City Business Journals.

“Mukherjee joined ACBJ in 1991 as managing editor in Raleigh before moving to Washington, D.C., as bureau chief for ACBJ to serve as small businesses’ eyes and ears on the federal government as it related to legislation, regulations and government programs.

“He returned to Raleigh in 2000 as editor in chief of Triangle Business Journal.

“Under his leadership, the Raleigh newsroom has consistently been at or near the top of newsroom metrics for all of ACBJ and has received numerous local and national awards for business journalism.”

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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.