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Reuters seeks cybersecurity reporter in DC

Reuters is looking for an energetic, creative and collaborative reporter to cover cybersecurity in our Washington bureau. The successful candidate will break news on a fast-evolving area of coverage that has become a key element of national security and a major risk for corporations.

We’re looking for a reporter who can cover the developing debate over security and privacy policy as well as the fallout from cyber espionage cases targeting companies and U.S. government networks. The successful candidate will work with our foreign policy and national security team in Washington and with Reuters reporters across the United States and in bureaus around the world in telling this story.

We’re looking for someone who can deliver exclusive news and insight and who has the ambition to be part of a team looking to compete on both the speed and depth of our reporting.

Qualifications

Experience in covering cybersecurity and the debate over privacy and security policy with a track record in breaking news.
A demonstrated ability to develop sources, work public records and conduct investigations are required.
The successful candidate should be calm under pressure, have an ability to multitask and to deliver clean copy quickly on a breaking story. An understanding of what our global customers need is essential.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.