The World-Herald is looking for a business reporter who can cover a wide-ranging beat with a combination of spot and enterprise stories for our print and online editions.
This beat involves job creation, unemployment, job training and worker safety; telecommunications, tech companies and Data Centers; public transportation, including the entrance of Lyft and Uber to the state; and some food production, mainly the meatpacking industry as it affects consumers.
Companies on this beat include: CenturyLink and Cox, Rural Media; Tyson, Beef Products Inc.; Gallup; local offices of Google, Yahoo, Paypal; Infogroup, Sentry, Ballantyne Strong. You would be working in a nine-reporter business news department.
Requirements: the ability to build sources, stay on top of developing news, be creative in finding enterprise angles and write for a general audience. Familiarity with SEC filings as well as covering private companies would be a plus.
Why you should work for us: The Omaha World-Herald is the flagship paper of Berkshire Hathaway’s national newspaper chain. Omaha is home to five Fortune 500 companies, a diverse economy, an advanced communications infrastructure and a thriving start-up community. Have children? Kiplinger picked Omaha as No. 1 on its list of the Top 10 Great Cities to Raise Your Kids. Forbes ranked Omaha No. 1 of America’s Most Affordable Cities.
To apply: Email cover letter, resume and clips to Business Editor Deb Shanahan, deb.shanahan@owh.com by Oct 5. Please put “Business reporter” in the subject line.
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