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Alabama daily seeks business reporter

The Dothan Eagle, a 20,000 circulation daily newspaper located in Dothan, Alabama, has an opening for an experienced reporter.

Candidate must be able to cover many topics, but the main focus will be reporting business news. Candidate must be versatile, be able to analyze and write well, cover beats, work well under deadline and take complicated issues and make the reader understand them.

Must write daily stories and enterprise pieces.  We are looking for a strong writer who can write with context and clarity and has a passion for news.  Must have initiative, energy, a good work ethic, excellent interviewing skills and be a storyteller.  Must be able to also report through our digital platforms, to include video, blogs, Twitter and Facebook.

We are a BH Media company located in Southeast Alabama, just 80 miles from the sugar white beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. We have sister weekly and daily publications in Marianna, Florida, Enterprise, Alabama, Eufaula, Alabama, and Auburn, Alabama.

This position is ideal for someone who has starred at a smaller daily and wants to step up to something bigger. This person must be willing to work a flexible schedule. Four-year degree in journalism preferred; Excellent benefits; EOE/M/F/D/V. Drug and background screen required.

Send resumes to kclinton@dothaneagle.com

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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