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San Antonio Biz Journal names Silva its AME

Tricia Silva, a commercial real estate reporter at the San Antonio Business Journal, has been named the paper’s assistant managing editor.

James Aldridge of the paper writes, “Silva will work with the reporters on the development of digital and print content, as well as help coordinate the development of select special publications and sponsored events.

“Silva has shown her passion for business journalism as a commercial real estate reporter, while demonstrating her readiness for a new challenge, Editor Tony Quesada said.

“‘In the short time I have been here, Tricia has impressed me as a leader in the newsroom,’ he said. ‘It’s her time to step up to a new role.’

“Silva first joined the newspaper’s staff in 1997 while she was working on her Master’s of Literature degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Over the years, she has proven her mettle as an intern, copy editor, reporter, columnist, blogger and projects coordinator, her colleagues say.”

Read more here. In addition, the paper has hired Chambers Williams from The Tennessean to cover commercial real estate

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.