The Missourian hires Cruz to cover business

Elena Cruz

Elena K. Cruz is a new reporter covering business at The Missourian.

A story on its website states, “A 2020 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Cruz majored in journalism and minored in economics and visual arts. She said she enjoys working in the space where art and math intersect, so she has made reporting her career.

“Before joining The Missourian, Cruz was the managing editor of the University of Missouri School of Journalism’s Vox Magazine, after being promoted from City Life department editor and working as a contributing writer. She also worked as a freelance writer for the Columbia Daily Tribune, as well as an education reporter for the School of Journalism’s Columbia Missourian daily newspaper.

“Cruz has had internships with ViewFind, an online publication sharing international stories to a global audience, and London-based Women in Art, which championed women within the creative field. She worked as a writer and social media editor for the Maneater and radio reporter for KCOU News, both MU campus media outlets.”

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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.