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Oregon paper hires Polcyn as new business reporter

Janelle Polcyn

Janelle Polcyn has been hired by The News-Review in Roseburg, Oregon, as its newest business reporter, replacing Emily Hoard who resigned to pursue personal interests.

A story on its website states, “Prior to Roseburg, Polcyn interned at the San Antonio Express-News where she covered education and general assignments.

“‘I kind of made my own beat,’ Polcyn said. ‘There wasn’t a lot to cover in education over the summer with three other reporters, so I covered a lot of refugee feature stories and spot coverage events.’

“Polcyn, a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, said she was ready to leave Texas. She found The News-Review and instantly loved the paper and the town.

“‘I just had a gut feeling about her,’ News Editor Mike Henneke said. ‘Just a phone call and I knew she would be a good addition to the team.'”

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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