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New ME for Dow Jones wire in Middle East

Dow Jones on Monday namedÂ Andrew Critchlow as the new managing editor of the Zawya Dow Jones News Service, according to a release.

Produced jointly by Dow Jones Newswires and ABQ Zawya, ZDJ is the English and Arabic-language news service covering the Middle East’s financial markets.

Critchlow succeeds Simeon Kerr, who left the company. In his new role, Dubai-based Critchlow will be responsible for editors and reporters around the region and will also lead Middle East energy coverage for Dow Jones Newswires. He will report to Marcus Wright, senior editor, Dow Jones Newswires, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

“Since its launch last June, the Zawya Dow Jones News Service has established itself as an indispensable source of objective and timely ground-breaking news and analysis for those seeking an understanding of the region’s financial markets,” said Wright. “Andrew brings a wealth of Middle East experience to the managing editor role. His appointment is further evidence of our commitment to the region.”

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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.