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Denver Business Journal seeks real estate/retail reporter

The Denver Business Journal is seeking a real estate and retail reporter who is able to marry strong traditional journalism skills – source building, sharp interviewing techniques, strong analytical and investigative reporting skills, clear writing, document use – with online and social media know-how.

Duties:

The top mission for all of our reporters is to own audience, by every measure. A DBJ reporter is expected to contribute both short-form (daily online posts) and long-form (print) stories to our news products. Scoops matter. A lot. Specifically reporters will be expected to own their beat audience and conversation; use networking events, Twitter, LinkedIn and other community-building outlets to expand and fortify their source pool and audience; work collaboratively with other newsroom staffers to maximize impact and accessibility of stories reported; and meet or exceed goals related to audience engagement.

Skills:

Proven ability in reporting and writing Ability to work independently and remotely Ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources Strong analytical and investigative interviewing skills Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people, in person and online, and to develop sources and audience Competitive, collaborative, curious Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors.

Contact Neil Westergaard, editor, nwestergaard@bizjournals.com 303-803-9200

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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