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Bloomberg seeks commodities reporters in China

Bloomberg News is seeking reporters for its Energy, Environment and Commodities team in China.

Based in Beijing, Shanghai or Hong Kong, the reporters will be required to break market-moving news, write the day’s news with authority, and deliver agenda-setting and memorable features on some of China’s biggest companies. We’d like to speak to candidates with experience in covering one or more of the following industries: oil and gas, nuclear or clean energy, mining and metals, food and agriculture.

In addition to a fantastic track record of scoops and insightful enterprise stories, the reporters should demonstrate a strong understanding of the policy and environmental issues that shape China’s resources industry. Candidates should be enthusiastic, hard-working and flexible, with the facility to develop the superior sourcing that can produce sharp insight on fast-breaking stories and deep analysis of emerging trends.

The Qualifications

Experience of working in a real-time news environment or at a newspaper is preferred.

Multimedia skills are a plus.

Strong Chinese-language ability is mandatory.

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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