WSJ’s Reed, Story to write book on history of race and money

Ebony Reed

Wall Street Journal’s new audiences chief Ebony Reed and outgoing chief news strategist Louise Story have signed a contract with HarperCollins to write a book on the history of race and money.

They write, “We are examining private and public actions that have affected the economic well-being of Black Americans and sharing multi-generational individual stories. The book, to be published by HarperCollins, will be called ‘The Black Dollar.’

“Many of you know us, but in case you don’t:

“We are longtime journalists who have covered business and social issues and who have also worked to make news more accessible to the broader public. Ebony has worked in many regions of the country; Louise is based in New York. We share a special interest in the financial crisis of 2008, which Louise

Louise Story

covered on the banking side at The New York Times and Ebony covered on the homeowner and local side at The Detroit News. We are both students of American history.

“We hope our project will spur positive conversation in society. We’ll share information along the way. We welcome your thoughts.”

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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.