WSJ deputy economics editor Morath departs

Eric Morath

Eric Morath, the deputy economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following to his colleagues:

Dear Friends,
Today was my last day at The Wall Street Journal. It has been a true honor to work with such talented journalists. I’ll miss you dearly. It was a dream come true to work here. Thanks to everyone who helped me along the way, from the Daily Bankruptcy Review to Newswires to the last decade in WSJ’s Washington bureau.
I’d love to stay in touch with you.

Morath edits coverage of U.S. and global economy, including stories on the job market, inflation, consumer spending and economic output.

Previously, Morath reported on labor policy, macroeconomics and bankruptcy courts. He is a winner of a Gerald Loeb Award and was an Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Munich, Germany. He joined Dow Jones and the Journal from the Detroit News, where he covered the auto industry.

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.