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Bloomberg seeks reporter to cover campaign finance and lobbying

Bloomberg News seeks a reporter in its Washington, D.C. or New York office to join the Campaign Finance and Lobbying team, covering the impact of money on the 2016 elections and influence in Washington more generally.

Knowledge of campaign finance, politics, Capitol Hill and business is essential, and at least three years of reporting experience at a major newspaper or wire service is preferred.

The successful applicant should be comfortable working with data and will produce original features as well as breaking news stories under real-time deadline pressure. The reporter will also be comfortable working within a team environment.

Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
-Knowledge of the economy, financial markets, and business
-Minimum of three years of reporting experience
-Experience working in a real-time news environment
-Experience reporting on financial companies and regulation
-Experience covering Congress

To apply, go here.

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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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