Van Zandt becomes special projects editor at Washington Biz Journal

Emily Van Zandt

Emily Van Zandt, the Washington Business Journal associate editor the last two years, has been named the paper’s new special projects editor.

She replaces Jen Nycz-Conner, who left the American City Business Journals paper for Hilton last month.

Van Zandt will also take over the Back Page column. Her first column is here.

In an email to the staff, editor Doug Fruehling wrote, “She’s done a stellar job as associate editor the last two years and we’re happy that she’ll be assuming all editorial event-related duties from Jen Nycz-Conner and taking over the Back Page column.”

Van Zandt is a University of Missouri graduate in journalism. She previously worked at The Kansas City Star, Chicago Tribune’s RedEye and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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.