US News expands its personal finance coverage

U.S. News and World Report launched four new personal finance coverage and products on Tuesday.

The new offerings include:

Credit card and loan platforms offering financial options for individuals and businesses
Connected patients and caregivers with physicians,
A new, daily investing newsletter
A guidebook on business schools.

U.S. News also expanded its civic journalism with the launch of the inaugural Best States platform and the forthcoming Healthiest Communities rankings, joining Best Countries in connecting citizens and business leaders to the private and public sectors.

“With an emphasis on credible, consumer-focused journalism and data-driven content, our mission is to empower consumers to take action for positive change, making U.S. News an integral part of every reader’s journey,” said Bill Holiber, president and CEO of U.S. News, in a statement.

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.