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Springfield Biz Journal seeks reporter

The Springfield Business Journal, an award-winning weekly niche publication in southwest Missouri, is seeking a reporter.

Expertise in AP style is required; three to five years of reporting, ideally in business, is preferred.

Work for the leading authority of business news and information in the Springfield region. The SBJ is family owned and is growing! We are increasing print readership as well as digital platforms. Over 70 percent of our readers are owners, CEO’s, partners, general managers or other executive level positions. 86 percent of readers are in a decision making role and they overwhelmingly cite the Springfield Business Journal as their preferred source for business news.

The position offers competitive pay and benefits, including health, life and 401(k).

Send résumé and clips to Eric Olson, editor, eolson@sbj.net or PO Box 1365, Springfield, MO 65801.

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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