Categories: OLD Media Moves

New biz editor in Jacksonville

Assistant business editor Paul Mattson has been promoted to business editor of the Florida Times-Union newspaper in Jacksonville, according to a story in Sunday’s paper.

Mattson replaces Jennifer Merritt, who left to go to Money magazine.

The story stated, “A Michigan native, Mattson received a bachelor of applied arts degree from Central Michigan University, where he majored in journalism.

“‘I know Paul will do a great job as business editor for us,’ said Times-Union editor Pat Yack. ‘He is a seasoned and capable journalist who understands the importance and value of our providing a compelling local business report.’

“Leading the section will allow Mattson to build upon the successes of the past, the new business editor said.

“‘It’s been getting better every year,’ Mattson said about the section that debuted as a stand-alone section the year he started working for it. ‘My goal would be to keep the momentum going.’

“Other plans include creating a more robust online presence for the section, and increasing the amount of dialogue with the local business community.”

Read more here.

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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