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Bloomberg seeks economy editor in Washington

Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced editor in Washington D.C. to help shape its coverage of the U.S. economy.

The editor will work with some of the best economic writers in the business on enterprise stories that identify emerging trends and explain their relevance to financial markets. We are looking for candidates who thrive on robust newsroom debate, have a strong grasp of economics and policy and can help tell a story in compelling terms for a sophisticated audience.

Candidates should be accustomed to producing clear and comprehensive enterprise pieces, have a record of breaking important stories, and be able to edit spot news under real-time deadline pressure.

Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
-Minimum of three years of business journalism experience
-Prior experience editing stories
-Ability to write quickly and concisely under deadline pressure

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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