San Diego Union-Tribune seeks energy reporter

The San Diego Union-Tribune is looking for a business reporter to cover energy.

This is a premier beat in Southern California with an opportunity to cover Sempra – a Fortune 500 company – and utilities, such as SDG&E. The beat includes a range of energy topics, including wind, solar, biofuels, nuclear power (San Onofre), desal plants, government policy.

We’re looking for a reporter who will generate innovative stories about the latest trends and policies in energy – and explain what can often be complex issues to our readers in clear language. You’ll be responsible for writing several stories per week, including a longer more thoughtful story from your beat, produce photo/story galleries and contribute to our social media efforts. We work digitally, in print and video.

Qualifications:

5+ years business reporting
Knowledge of and passion for energy topics
Proven writing and reporting skills
Ability to pitch story ideas and plan for future content
Must be able to work well in a team environment
College degree or equivalent

Send resume and links to clips, videos to business editor Diana Chiyo McCabe at diana.mccabe@sduniontribune.com. Please put ENERGY in email header.

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.