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CNN Business seeks a tech reporter

CNN Business is seeking a Tech Reporter. This reporter will produce daily news stories, analysis and features on the social platform beat, including Facebook, YouTube, Snap and TikTok. We strive to approach corporate spin with skepticism and to bring our readers smart stories about the tech companies that impact their daily lives. We’re driven to cover the tools, toolmakers and the end users of these ever-evolving communication tools. We’re looking for a reporter who is passionate about holding powerful corporations and people accountable and who thrives in a fast-paced newsroom.

The Daily

  • Pitch ideas and write compelling, original stories that adhere to the technology desk’s editorial mission
  • Work across the CNN newsroom to strengthen our coverage of social platforms
  • Build sources in the corporate, investor, research and policy sectors
  • Spot trends in how consumers use platforms and how it impacts their behavior

The Essentials

  • Three or more years of related experience
  • Excellent writing and reporting skills
  • Ability to generate your own pitch ideas and find unique angles in breaking news
  • Must have sound editorial news judgment and an awareness of current technology trends.
  • A fascination with how technology is transforming society
  • An interest in reporting on how technology impacts marginalized communities
  • A background in tech policy AND/OR misinformation reporting would be an asset, but it’s not required
  • Ability to operate in a fast paced, 24/7 news environment

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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