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Weiss, Dallas Morning News energy reporter, dies at 62

Jeffrey Weiss

Jeffrey Weiss, the energy reporter at the Dallas Morning News who wrote for the paper about his brain cancer diagnosis, died Wednesday at the age of 62.

Michael Granberry of the Morning News writes, “”Jeff was a perpetual student who brought a sense of wonder to every story he covered, including the story of his own terminal illness,’ said Mike Wilson, editor of The News. ‘People will say he was brave, and he was, but more than anything he was curious. His fascination with just about everything was his greatest gift to his readers and to us.

“‘He was a good reporter and a good man and we’ll miss him terribly.’

“In August, Weiss received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Religion News Association. Religion was one of several beats he covered during his tenure with The News. Others included education and energy.”

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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.

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