West Virginia biz editor named AG’s spokesman

Jared Hunt, the business editor of the Charleston Daily Mail in West Virginia, has been named director of communications for West Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrisey.

Joel Ebert of the Daily Mail writes, “Hunt, a native of Jackson County and a graduate of West Virginia University, will serve as press secretary for the attorney general.

“He will officially join the Office of the Attorney General on June 5.

“Prior to becoming business editor of the Daily Mail in February 2013, Hunt served as the newspaper’s statehouse reporter and was a reporter for Jackson Newspapers.

“‘Jared will bring substantial newsroom experience, a tireless work ethic and strong professional integrity to his role on our team,’ Morrisey said. ‘He will be a great asset to our communications staff and to the State as we continue our work to make West Virginia a great place to live.’

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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.