Bloomberg seeks a data journalist in San Francisco

Bloomberg seeks a data journalist who can augment our coverage of artificial intelligence. We aim to hire a reporter who possesses coding skills and can bring a data-driven approach to understanding a transformative technology that’s underpinned by algorithms and computer science.

This person’s role will be part explanatory and part investigative. On one hand, they will help decipher how artificial intelligence works, to whom it applies and the ways in which it could be destructive to the workplace, the economy and civil society. On the other, this reporter would bring novel approaches to testing and vetting products in a way that holds their creators to account—credibly and in a thoroughly documented way. We would ask this reporter to pry open the black boxes underlying artificial intelligence platforms, delve into the vast and expanding body of research surrounding machine learning, neural networks and large language models and explain their business and societal implications in clear terms.

WE’LL TRUST YOU TO:

Be committed to the idea that journalism can and should hold the powerful to account
Adhere to the best journalistic practices, sound judgment and a willingness to learn
Be a team player, willing to collaborate across teams and time zones
Translate highly technical concepts into writing that is clear, succinct and well organized
Work quickly under deadline pressure
Contribute to a range of platforms, including Bloomberg Terminal, the web, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg TV and short video formats

YOU’LL NEED TO HAVE:

Experience as a skilled data journalist, with extensive knowledge of a broad range of applications of artificial intelligence
Proficiency in data analysis tools, such as Python, R or SQL
Experience with web scraping tools, such as Selenium, Puppeteer or Playwright
A background training and deploying machine learning models
A record of high-impact stories that changed perceptions

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.