Full-Time

WSJ seeks a White House reporter

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a White House reporter in Washington, DC, to break news and write consequential enterprise stories during a moment when businesses, families, and world leaders are all seeking to learn more about what is happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The ideal candidate will be someone with a deep knowledge of politics, Washington and the executive branch. The ability to develop sources both inside and outside government is paramount. The reporter must be able to break news, beating other outlets in an incredibly competitive news environment, while also executing enterprise stories that can set the agenda. Candidates should have five or more years experience writing news and feature stories, with clips that specifically demonstrate the ability to tell big, bold stories that everyone talks about.

The job will be on our politics team and be based in our Washington, DC office.

You will:

  • Break news.
  • Develop original enterprise stories.
  • Conceive, report and write must-read stories that require minimal editing.
  • Embrace video, audio and other non-text storytelling formats.
  • Find smart, unexpected insights that advance major breaking news events.
  • Work with colleagues to conceive and executive bigger projects and series.

You have:

  • At least five years of professional journalism experience.
  • An ability to develop sources at the highest levels
  • A demonstrated ability to separate from the pack and find original approaches to even the most commoditized stories.
  • Top-notch narrative writing skills.
  • A steady hand under deadline pressure.
  • An ability and desire to provide fresh insights.

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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