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MarketWatch.com seeks personal finance reporter

MarketWatch.com seeks a reporter who can filter the big news of the day through a single question: “What does this mean for me and my money?”

Every story is a personal finance story. People don’t read about business, finance, and public policy just for academic edification, but to for their own self interest. So this reporter will dig for unique money angles on the news to give readers the information they need to face financial decisions big and small.

Based in New York, the ideal candidate will be have five years of journalism experience, preferably with knowledge of finance.

The reporter will be expected to generate a never-ending stream of ideas, spot trends, find unique takes that put us at the forefront of the conversation, and work collaboratively with a team of other reporters and editors. He or she will need to produce spot stories daily as well as work on longer enterprise features.

Applications should include a resume, cover letter and up to six published clips.

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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