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Anderson named business editor of Maine newspaper

J. Craig Anderson

J. Craig Anderson has been named business editor of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram.

A story on its website states, “Anderson, who been a Press Herald business reporter for the past seven years, replaces Carol Coultas, who was named business projects editor in January, leading the newsroom’s role in the newspaper’s events.

“Anderson will direct the Press Herald’s business journalism, which includes coverage of the economy, energy, real estate, retail, banking, insurance, transportation, tourism, trade, the fisheries and the marijuana industry.

“Originally from Arizona, Anderson graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona journalism school and has reported for a variety of business and consumer publications such as the Business Journal of Phoenix, the Las Vegas Sun and the Arizona Republic. His work has earned him national recognition and awards.”

Read more here.

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.

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