Mississippi Biz Journal names associate publisher

Tami Jones has been promoted to associate publisher of the Mississippi Business Journal.

A story on its website states, “Tami earned a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University, and in May, will receive her MBA from Belhaven University. She has spent most of her career in the publishing field, beginning with sales work for the Clarion-Ledger and then progressing into a number of management roles for the newspaper.

“In late 2009, she joined the Mississippi Business Journal as Advertising Director, a position she has held until now. In her new role, she will assume responsibility for the day-to-day business operations of the MBJ, including publishing operations and ongoing events such as the Top 50 Under 40, Mississippi’s 50 Leading Businesswomen, Mississippi’s Top CEO’s, Leaders in Law, and others.

“‘I’m truly pleased to announce Tami’s promotion,’ said Turner. ‘She’s well known and respected in the business community, and I’m confident she is a perfect fit for this role. This change will then enable me to focus more actively on strategic business initiatives, including new marketing and publishing ventures, event development, content generation, and digital applications for web and video, along with more time for writing.'”

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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.