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Bloomberg hires Wasson of The Hill

Erik Wasson, who covers U.S. economic and fiscal policy for The Hill, has resigned for a job at Bloomberg News, reports Nick Massella of FishbowlDC.

Massella writes, “A 4:08 pm email from The Hill’s Peter Schroeder to staff confirmed Wasson’s jump to Bloomberg. Thanks birdie! Internal memo after the jump.

From: Peter Schroeder
Ladies and gents,
You may have heard, or you may have not, but Erik Wasson is soon departing our fine publication to join Bloomberg. After devoting the finest years of his life to our august outlet, it’s only fitting that we send him off on Friday.
We’ll be meeting at The Passenger at After Work O’Clock. Please pass this invite along to anyone you think might want to come — all are welcome.
Pete”

Read more here. Wasson has also worked at Inside U.S. Trade and the Cambodia Daily. He has degrees from Amherst and Columbia.

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.