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Columbia Regional Business Report seeks a reporter

The Columbia Regional Business Report, a business-to-business news and information resource for small and midsized businesses in the Midlands of South Carolina, has an opening for a business reporter to cover a variety of beats related to economic development and industry.

We’re a small, fast-paced newsroom, looking for a journalist with a competitive streak who’s eager to provide quality print stories while also helping move the Business Report and our statewide affiliated publications to the next level of coverage for our print and digital subscribers.

Our ideal candidate:

  • Is interested in helping readers understand the context of business-to-business news.
  • Has the depth and versatility to handle breaking news; tightly written, entertaining features; and long-form, exploratory stories that provide readers with an understanding of the trends and pressures impacting their companies.
  • Has a proven ability to connect the dots to find the bigger picture.
  • Is able to adapt writing style for print, online and social media platforms.
  • Can think visually to tell stories, using data, graphics, video and still photography.
  • Has experience using social media as a reporting tool.

To apply: Please submit a resume and five published clips (provide direct links).

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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