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Former Union-Tribune biz editor Lowe dies at 79

Janet Lowe

Janet Lowe, former business editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune, died Dec. 31 at the age of 79.

John Wilkens of the Union-Tribune writes, “After years of public-relations work, freelance writing and stints at small papers, Lowe became business editor and columnist at the San Diego Tribune, helping to re-shape the department. ‘She made it into something that was serious, analytical and forward-thinking, instead of just responding to news,’ said Liz Douglass, one of the reporters Lowe hired.

“By the late 1980s, she was also writing books, and she left the newspaper to do that full-time. She eventually authored 23, with the Buffett one the best-known. She had four interviews with him and pulled together quotes, writings and other material for a unique look into his philosophy and personality. It got significant media attention, including a photo in Money Magazine of Buffett holding the book.

“They stayed in touch and for many years Lowe attended the annual gathering in Omaha, Neb., of shareholders in Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway.”

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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.

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