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Dealreporter seeks M&A antitrust reporter in DC

Dealreporter is looking to hire a full time reporter to cover M&A antitrust in Washington.

This exciting role will involve writing breaking news and detailed analysis on antitrust investigations on high-profile mergers.

With a strong focus on investigative reporting, the right candidate should be as comfortable working independently as collaborating with a strong team of reporters and editors.

The right candidate will be a natural networker, who can grasp new concepts quickly and think creatively.

This is a fantastic role for a journalist keen to develop a career specializing in breaking antitrust news or a legal graduate looking to develop in investigative journalism.

Dealreporter produces market leading M&A and capital markets news and intelligence. The right candidate would join a talented team of reporters in Washington DC to further develop M&A investigative reporting expertise in a fast paced business news environment.

The role will be based in Washington DC, and will work together with our global team of reporters based in other offices including London, New York, Brussels, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sao Paolo, San Francisco and Mumbai. Opportunities to travel may present themselves from time to time.

Skills:

  • Strong investigative and writing skills
  • A keen interest in M&A antitrust
  • Interest in Capitol Hill
  • A good networker
  • Ability to talk to senior sources

Qualifications:

    • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience; and
    • Either
      • Training or experience in journalism; or
      • A JD from an ABA-accredited law school

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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