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South Florida Biz Journal hires Arrojas as hospitality reporter

Matthew Arrojas (photo by Jock Fistick)

The South Florida Business Journal has hired Matthew Arrojas as its hospitality reporter.

A story on its website states, “Arrojas, a Miami-Dade County native, covers one of the most robust sectors for the business news outlet. His beat includes reporting on hotels, airlines, cruise lines, tourism, trade groups, restaurants, retail, conventions and meetings, transportation, gambling and other attractions across the tri-county region.

“‘I’m very excited to hit the ground running and do great work,’ Arrojas said. ‘I’ve spent my life in South Florida, so to be able to cover one of its most important industries is a real privilege.’

“Arrojas is a recent graduate of the University of Florida, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

“While at UF, he worked as a reporter, editor and digital producer for WUFT News. He also completed a stint as a Capitol correspondent covering the Florida Legislature.”

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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