Weekly biz newspaper names new ME

Lloyd Whittington has been named the managing editor of the Triad Business Journal in North Carolina.

A story on the newspaper’s website states, “Whittington has been with the weekly business-to-business newspaper since it was founded in 1998. He served for the past 11 years as associate editor and was in charge of awards programs, special publications and the paper’s weekly Special Reports. Prior to that, he was a reporter covering commercial and residential real estate and economic development.

“In his new role, Whittington will take on responsibility for the weekly news report, managing the newsroom and staff development, and assisting in strategic planning for TBJ’s print and online products.

“‘Lloyd’s a real asset to both The Business Journal and the Triad business community as a whole,’ said Editor Mark Sutter. ‘He’s smart, engaged and committed to producing quality products with real value to our readers.'”

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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.