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Memphis Commercial Appeal seeks a FedEx reporter

The Memphis Commercial Appeal is seeking a business reporter to cover FedEx, the logistics industry, tourism and the economy.

The successful candidate will break news daily in those areas, with a sharp focus on the players that drive innovation and change in the Memphis business community. The reporter who joins our award-winning team should have video and social media expertise, and a passion for storytelling.

The ideal candidate produces smart, context-filled stories and other content on tight deadlines and understands the difference in writing for various platforms. This position requires a versatile journalist equally skilled in building and working sources on breaking news stories as well as developing and reporting trend stories and enterprise pieces.

The successful candidate will:
Bring a digital mindset to the beat, using social media savvy to bring news to readers where they are. That means employing real-time metrics to respond
to audience demand and reader interest.
Use live video to spotlight breaking news and high-interest events.
Provide thoughtful analysis of complex issues, and produce watchdog journalism that leads to change.
Act as a public ambassador through community outreach and connect with readers through social media platforms.

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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