Kirsh, president of media at ALM, leaving company

Jay Kirsch

Jay Kirsch president of media at ALM Media, which publishers business and legal publications, is leaving the organization.

Kirsch had been with the company since October 2016.

On Twitter, Kirsch wrote, “Proud of the team that transitioned some amazing brands to digital business models. Time for the next challenge.”

ALM’s publications include The American Lawyer, the New York Law Journal, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal, The Legal Intelligencer, Legal Times and Real Estate Forum.

Kirsch has a background in digital media, sales, technology, and scaling digital operations of media businesses. He previously worked with companies such as QVC, The Dallas Morning News and Philadelphia Media News to develop digital product strategies.

Kirsch was also president of AOL’s Business, Automotive and Technology group where he led digital brands such as TechCrunch, Engadget, Autoblog and Daily Finance.

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.