Full-Time

Bloomberg seeks a reporter in Norway

We’re looking for an agile journalist for the team in Oslo to cover Norwegian business, with a particular focus on the energy industry. The successful candidate will be a self-starter and a tenacious reporter, with a strong ability to get to the core of a story and produce breaking news under deadline pressure.

We’ll trust you to:

  • Develop a strong network of sources to break news on companies, deals and energy policy in Norway
  • Stay on top of the major news stories and trends in our coverage area, with a heavy focus on the oil industry and markets
  • Communicate and collaborate with teams across the company to cover news that is crucial to readers tracking Norway, including the country’s sovereign wealth fund
  • Craft coverage for both expert Bloomberg terminal clients and a broader readership across a range of other platforms, including Bloomberg’s website, TV, radio, Green and Businessweek.
  • Work with editors on accurate and insightful coverage of what’s happening in Norway, setting it all in context and explaining why it matters

You’ll need to have:

  • A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience reporting news in a real-time, breaking news environment
  • Knowledge of the oil industry and markets
  • An ability to write quickly and concisely under deadline pressure
  • Success in producing outstanding copy
  • Proficiency in Norwegian

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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