Tilak, Reuters’ M&A and corporate governance reporter in Canada, leaving to freelance

John Tilak

John Tilak, the Canadian M&A and corporate governance reporter for Reuters based in Toronto, is leaving the news organization to focus on freelancing.

His last day is March 11.

“In terms of next steps, I will focus on some freelance projects,” said Tilak in an email. “This would include writing, editing and providing media consulting for publications in Canada and the United States. I plan to write on a range of topics, including technology, social media and shareholder activism.”

Tilak has been with Reuters for close to 13 years and in Toronto for more than eight years. During his time at Reuters, he has also covered the financial services, technology and media beats.

Tilak graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Madras in India and a bachelor’s degree from Loyola College. He also worked for Digital Media Europe as a staff writer.

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.