Reuters seeks a US tech correspondent in San Francisco

Reuters is seeking a US Technology Business Reporter to take on one of the most important companies at the center of the conversation — Alphabet and AI. At 24-years-old, the Google-owner is sliding into young adult-hood pressured by an advertising downturn that has led it and its peers in big tech to slash costs and its workforce.

At the same time, it is facing the biggest threat in recent memory from Microsoft, which is leveraging AI technology developed by an outside company that is powering a new generation of startups that aim to change how we create and find information.

The San Francisco-based correspondent will be a key member of the global technology reporting team helping to contribute to coverage, producing scoops and enterprise stories. The successful candidate will have a track record of breaking news and developing sources on the tech beat.

About the Role:

As our US Technology Correspondent, Google, AI you will:

Break agenda setting news and help us shape coverage in a rapidly expanding new field
Contribute to high-impact stories along with colleagues on the wider global technology team

About You:

You’re a fit for US Technology Correspondent, Google, AI if you have:

Proven skill at reporting and writing distinctive, ambitious, agenda-setting stories
Ability to cultivate sources and to gain access to exclusive documents
A track record of breaking exclusive news
Ability to work collaboratively
Understanding of how to enhance stories using graphics. pictures and video
At least five years of experience reporting at a major news organization

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.