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MarketWatch.com seeks a personal finance reporter

MarketWatch seeks a reporter for its personal finance team who can filter the news of the day through a single question: What does this mean for me and my money?

It’s what readers of every news story wonder on some level, and in a financial climate with boundless opportunity for bad decision making, answering it has never been more important.

We are experiencing a cultural moment in which long-taken-for-granted attitudes about consumerism, capitalism, and the meaning of professional success are being challenged in new ways.

The ideal candidate is passionate about service journalism, the belief that good reporting and writing can help readers lead richer, more meaningful lives. This writer must be adept at explaining complex topics in a clear, punchy voice, and be eager to not only break news, but help readers make sense of it.

This reporter will be given the latitude to build and evolve her own mini beat within the lens of personal finance – and that is a fairly wide lens, since ultimately every story is on some level a money story.

The position requires at least three years journalism experience, strong writing skills, an interest in finance, and a keen understanding of how to engage readers.

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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