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Sportico seeks a sports business reporter

Sportico is hiring a dogged reporter to cover the sports business industry.

The Sports Business Reporter will have a passion for breaking news and solid sources at every level of the industry who is interested in joining a dynamic publishing startup.
We are seeking a strong writer who is well-connected with good sourcing within sports and entertainment, from leagues and teams to media companies and the finance world.

The Sports Business Reporter must be passionate about breaking news, with an eye for exclusives.

The right candidate will be able to identify and report on breaking news and bigger picture industry stories.

Requirements:
Sports or business reporting experience (3+ years)
Be able to analyze, interpret, and break hard news
Build pipeline to report exclusives
Be a self-starter, enterprising

Responsibilities:
Provide real-time coverage and produce daily updates on events impacting the sports business world.
Identify, recommend and develop feature stories surrounding the latest industry developments
Implement digital journalistic strategies to enhance reports and engage audience interest
Develop relationships with new information sources

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.

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