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Reuters seeks ag/energy policy reporter in DC

Reuters isseeking an enterprising journalist to join our energy and commodities policy reporting team in Washington, DC.

The reporter will be expected to break news and deliver distinctive and insightful stories about the Trump administration’s efforts to aid drillers, miners, refiners and farmers – and how the changes are affecting people, places, and companies. The space has rarely been more active: the White House has ceded global leadership in fighting climate change; the EPA is in a firestorm of controversy over its leader’s deregulatory push, handling of biofuels policy, and alleged ethical missteps; the Interior Department is undergoing an effort to vastly increase drilling offshore and on public land; the Department of Energy is looking for ways to keeping old coal and nuclear power plants from retirement; and lawmakers are drafting a new farm bill.

This is an ideal job for someone who wants to make a difference on an important and highly competitive beat of significant interest to Reuters’ financial and media clients. The successful candidate will join an experienced team based in Washington and will be expected to help on all areas of the beat, but with a particular focus on biofuels and agriculture. The winning candidate must be resourceful, persistent, and ambitious and have a knack for developing good sources. Existing contacts on the beat would be helpful.

Qualifications

Proven skill at reporting and writing distinctive, ambitious, agenda-setting stories
A track record of breaking news
Ability to cultivate top sources
Proven record of fresh story ideas for feature stories and projects
Ability to work collaboratively with others
Understanding of multi-media elements to enhance stories, from graphics to pictures and video
At least 5 years’ experience reporting or editing at a major news organization

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.