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Advocate seeks a biz reporter in Baton Rouge

The Advocate, Louisiana’s largest daily newspaper and a growing regional presence, is looking for an experienced Business Writer in Baton Rouge. Excellent writing and reporting skills are key, as is a desire to land on the front page.

Candidates should be able to handle the demands of digital reporting as well as the daily deadlines of print. This is a competitive beat in a great news town where deep sourcing and an ability to break news will be paramount. Clips should reflect the ability to do in-depth analysis/stories as well as spot news, business features and profiles.

Compensation: base pay and benefits package (health, dental, life, disability, vision, 401k with company match, vacation, holidays and sick time).

Click here to apply (Application link will not work on a hand-held device. Please complete on a computer.)

(Job ID 1161) Please attach a cover letter and resume.

Deadline to apply: Sunday, March 31, 2019.

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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