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Bloomberg names new bureau chiefs in Chicago, San Fran and Miami

Bloomberg editor in chief John Micklethwait announced Tuesday that new bureau chiefs in three news bureaus have been appointed to replace bureau chiefs who have been promoted to other roles within Bloomberg.

They are:

–Elizabeth Campbell has been named bureau chief in Chicago. Previously, she was a reporter on the state and municipalities team in Chicago. She will replace Flynn McRoberts, who has been Chicago bureau chief since 2009, and is now managing editor of U.S. bureaus East and projects and investigations deputy editor.

–Kara Wetzel has been named bureau chief of San Francisco. She previously was a team leader for real estate coverage in the Americas based in San Francisco, will replace Jeff Taylor, who has been bureau chief since 2007. Taylor is now managing editor for the West Coast.

–Jonathan Levin has been named bureau chief of Miami. Previously, he was a reporter for Latin America M&A based in Rio de Janeiro. He will replace Bill Faries, who will become a team leader for national security in Washington.

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.