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San Jose/Oakland papers seek business editor

The Bay Area News Group is looking for a smart, creative, forward thinking business editor to lead technology-focused coverage for the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune.

A successful editor will deftly balance news and enterprise coverage and digital and print responsibilities in leading a team of 12-15 high-energy journalists dedicated to chronicling the innovations of Silicon Valley and their impact on the world. Business journalism experience is critical, as is significant management experience.

At least five years in the profession required.

Please send a cover letter and resume to Managing Editor Bert Robinson at jhrobinson@mercurynews.com.

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.

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