Prairie Business hires new reporter

Kayla Prasek has joined Prairie Business magazine as a staff reporter.

A story on its website states, “Her primary responsibilities will include writing for the magazine and managing the magazine’s website and social media.

“Prior to joining Prairie Business, Prasek worked at the Watertown Public Opinion of Watertown, S.D., as the city reporter. She previously held internships at the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan of Yankton, S.D., West Central Tribune of Willmar, Minn., The Bemidji Pioneer of Bemidji, Minn., and The Daily Times of Farmington, N.M.

“Prasek graduated from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion in 2014 with degrees in political science and contemporary media and journalism. She is originally from Watertown, S.D.”

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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.