Categories: Journo Jobs

MLex seeks tech regulatory reporter in DC

International regulatory news service MLex Market Insight is seeking an experienced technology reporter to join its Washington bureau.

The successful candidate will cover a host of technology-related regulatory and legislative issues, including privacy, data security, intellectual property and e-commerce activity.

S/he will have a track record of getting scoops, providing a steady flow of breaking news and confirming information in a world of no comment. Excellent writing skills and the ability to explain clearly and concisely how technology news affects investors and legal professionals are required.

The coverage of MLex, a LexisNexis company, spans the world’s foremost regulators in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Reporters must have strong interviewing and writing skills and a demonstrated ability to be proactive in shaping MLex’s coverage. They must be able to:

– Set coverage priorities, identifying key cases and covering those cases with minimal supervision

– Provide creative analysis of events, illuminating context and big-picture trends

– Provide commentary that relies on exclusive sourcing or insight

– Discuss legal strategies in the context of precedent and politics

– Offer predictive insight into regulatory risk

– Work with and assist researchers in ensuring that case files are properly maintained

– Collaborate with other reporters to share expertise

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.

Recent Posts

Fortune’s Murray becoming Yale fellow

The Yale Program on Stakeholder Innovation and Management announced the appointment of Alan Murray, departing chief…

7 hours ago

Advocate seeks a business reporter in Baton Rouge

The Advocate is looking for a savvy reporter to cover the Baton Rouge business scene…

2 days ago

MLex seeks a reporter in Washington

MLex, a LexisNexis company, is an independent news organization for breaking news and forward-looking analysis…

2 days ago

Austin Biz Journal seeks an economic development reporter

The Austin Business Journal seeks a staff writer to cover economic development in one of…

2 days ago

Forbes journalist in Russia placed under house arrest

A Russian court on Saturday placed Sergei Mingazov, a journalist for the Russian edition of…

2 days ago

Investor’s Business Daily turns 40

Justin Nielsen of Investor's Business Daily writes about the newspaper's 40th anniversary. Nielsen writes, "When the…

2 days ago