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Bloomberg seeks tech reporter in Tokyo

Bloomberg News seeks a technology reporter in its Tokyo bureau to cover the technology industry. Knowledge and understanding of technology, media and telecommunications companies is essential. Business reporting at a major newspaper or wire service is preferred.

The successful applicant will be required to break news, handle daily coverage and write enterprise pieces, including trend stories and profiles of the industry’s biggest newsmakers. Candidates should have the ability to work under real-time deadline pressure while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy. They should also have superior reporting and writing skills.

Qualifications:
– Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
– Journalism qualification is preferred
– Experience in reporting or writing business news is preferred
– Knowledge of the economy, financial markets, business and technology is desirable
– Experience working in a real-time news environment is preferred
– Proficiency in English and Japanese is a plus.

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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