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Crain’s Detroit seeks reporter

We’re looking for a dynamic, self-starting reporter to cover the city of Detroit and a regional political beat for Crain’s Detroit Business.

We’re looking for a reporter who is oriented around landing scoops and analysis-oriented reporting. Candidates must be collaborative in work style and well-versed in data-driven and enterprise reporting. He or she must demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills.

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated eye for details, clear and accurate writing skills — and an ability to make complex issues compelling and readable for both web and print reports. Covering a regional political beat for Crain’s Detroit Business presents perhaps a once-in-a-career opportunity to engage the business community in important policy topics, and serve in a watchdog role covering a city in the midst of bold transformation.

If you’re seeking a challenge and the opportunity to work at one of the best regional business publications in the country, please apply.

Requirements

This position requires 5+ years of reporting experience, with a demonstrated ability to develop sources, break news and write features.

The candidate must also be adept at using multimedia tools and demonstrate a track record for building audience and engaging with followers on social media.

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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