Littleton named business editor at Variety

Cynthia Littleton has been named business editor at Variety.

Claudia Eller of Variety writes, “Based in New York, Littleton will steer Variety’s coverage of media and entertainment giants at the corporate level, as well as mergers and acquisitions and earnings. She also co-hosts Variety’s ‘Strictly Business’ weekly podcast with co-Editor-in-Chief Andrew Wallenstein.

“In addition to expanding her focus in business, Littleton will continue to serve as a key reporter and editor on Variety’s TV team, working closely with Daniel Holloway, Executive Editor of Television.

“‘There are simply no words to describe how deep my respect for Cynthia is and the tremendous work she produces for us day-in and day-out,’ says Variety co-Editor-in-Chief Claudia Eller. ‘There is no one who knows the TV business better than she, and consequently no journalist is more revered for coverage of that industry than Cynthia.'”

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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.