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Debtwire seeks senior municipals reporter

Debtwire, an Acuris company, is seeking a Senior Reporter in New York City or San Juan, Puerto Rico to cover municipal bond markets. Our ideal candidate is a seasoned investigative reporter with an eye for detail, adept social networking capabilities, and a strong interest in market news analysis.

Responsibilities:

Reporting, writing and filing copy on a daily basis
Pitch in on special projects such as webinars, podcasts, credit research reports and surveys
Coverage of Chapter 9 and relevant Chapter 11 court cases
Occasionally assist with developing coverage outside of assigned beats
Cultivating and meeting with sources
Travel as necessary to municipal market industry events

Skills and Experience:

Minimum of three years covering municipal debt, or entities that issue municipal debt.
Drive and desire to break news and move markets.
Reading, interpreting and/or analyzing financial disclosures of municipal borrowers.
Understanding of court documents/procedures.
Candidates with contacts in the municipal bond industry are preferred.
Candidates with the ability to read, write and speak Spanish is a plus.
Candidates with experience covering municipal restructurings is a plus.
Candidates with experience covering Puerto Rico is a plus.

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.