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Daily Memphian seeks public companies reporter

The Daily Memphian, is looking for a versatile reporter who can deliver breaking news, quick turn-around features and longer-range enterprise stories on public companies in the area, including some of the most prominent businesses in the nation: FedEx, International Paper and AutoZone. The Public Companies reporter must be able to cultivate sources within these high-profile companies and deliver exclusive breaking news, informative features and must-read interviews with top-ranked executives. You must be able to spot trends, connect dots and write deep-dive stories about the areas public companies.

Read more about The Daily Memphian here:

  • “One of the best local news sites in the country.” – Politico
  • “Driving a shift in the digital media business.” – The New York Times
  • “In Memphis, a lab experiment for local news.” – The Atlantic
  • “Ghost papers and news deserts: Will America ever get its local news back?” – The Washington Post
  • “The Daily Memphian’s model demands attention.” – NiemanLab at Harvard
  • “Digital startups with strong financial backing are hitting key targets” – The Poynter Institute
  • “Reviving Local Media: The innovations helping publishers thrive in the age of digital” – Forbes
  • “Startups are pushing back against the rise of ‘news deserts’ and the pitfalls facing local journalism” – CNN: Reliable Sources Podcast

If you want to join our team, send a one-page cover letter explaining why you are the best candidate for the position you are interested in, along with your resume, to Eric Barnes, CEO, at jobs@dailymemphian.com.

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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