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Albany Business Review seeks reporter

The Albany Business Review is seeking a dynamic reporter who is in journalism for the thrill that comes with breaking news, owning a beat and the satisfaction of writing meaningful enterprise.

The reporter will be covering education, workforce development and breaking news from the perspective of our business-to-business audience. Our reporters break news daily, writing for our online audience and two daily emails, and deeper, analytical stories for our weekly edition.

Duties

Break news every day. Cover education & workforce development beats. Higher education is one of the biggest industries in our market. We have one of the highest concentrations of higher education institutions in the country and our colleges are a key part of the region’s economic development.

Skills

Reporting, news writing and source development are essential skills. Our next reporter will have strong critical thinking skills; a deep commitment to story structure and clarity in writing; a devotion to source building, sharp interviewing skills. Our next reporter will be intensely competitive.

To apply, send clips, a resume and a cover letter to editor Mike Hendricks at mhendricks@bizjournals.com or  518 640-6809

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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