Categories: Journo Jobs

Long Beach Business Journal seeks reporter

The Long Beach Business Journal, a biweekly tabloid founded in 1987, has an immediate opening for a staff writer who has excellent in-person and phone interview skills and who can prepare well-written hard news and feature stories.

A car is necessary. We focus on real estate, international trade, health care, aviation/aerospace, hospitality/tourism, financial services, city hall actions and much more. Small staff with lots of work.

Knowledge of Long Beach area is a plus. Regular work hours: M-F, 8:30-5:30. No weekend work and very little after-hours work.

Base salary: $36,000. Benefits include 2 weeks paid vacation and 9 paid holidays. Employer pays up to $300 monthly for group medical (for employee).

E-mail subject line: Staff Writer. Send resume and at least three clips to: lb.journal@verizon.net. Drop off: 2599 E. 28th Street, Suite 212, Signal Hill, CA 90755.

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.

Recent Posts

Indianapolis Biz Journal seeks a news editor

The Indianapolis Business Journal is looking for our next news editor, a role that focuses…

15 hours ago

Axios hires Berkowitz as ME for media and markets coverage

Axios has chosen Ben Berkowitz to be its next managing editor of business and markets.…

19 hours ago

Business Insider hires Ortega as director of newsroom operations

Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following on Monday: I'm thrilled…

20 hours ago

Rest of World promotes Chandran to deputy editor

Rest of World editor in chief Anup Kaphle sent out the following on Monday: We are excited…

20 hours ago

FT hires Venugopal as India newsletter editor

The Financial Times has hired Veena Venugopal as its India newsletter editor. She has been working at…

21 hours ago

FT taps Parkin to be Middle East and Africa news editor

Benjamin Parkin has been named Middle East and Africa news editor at the Financial Times, based…

24 hours ago