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Bloomberg seeks commodities reporter in Chicago

Bloomberg News seeks an experienced Commodities Markets Reporter for its Chicago office to cover the agricultural markets daily.

This individual will be expected to break news and also will write feature stories on investable trends in commodities. Candidates should be able to write quickly and concisely under tight deadline pressure and be enthusiastic about working in a team environment. A minimum of three years of business journalism experience and some commodity reporting experience is preferred. All candidates should attach clips showing energy or commodities-related subject matter if possible.

Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
-Experience working in a real-time news environment
-Prior experience breaking news in the commodities or energy markets is a plus
-Ability to write quickly and concisely under deadline pressure
-Minimum of three years of business journalism experience is preferred

To apply, go here.

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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