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Texarkana paper seeks business reporter

The Texarkana Gazette, a mid-size daily covering Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas, has an opening on its 32-person staff for an editor/business writer who will also have online responsibilities, backstop sectional editors, and cleanly edit staff content. 

We’re looking for a versatile journalist who can cover local business news large and small. Scope of business beat includes: Opening and closings, Chamber of Commerce, transportation, water and timber issues, an army depot, redevelopment authority, and trends. We’re looking for a strong daily producer who is can make sense of the numbers behind the news.

As a key editor on a small staff, this position is responsible for editing locally-generated feature, news and editorial page content. Schedule is from 1:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with last part of shift focused on editing local stories and managing evening shift.

To apply, please send résumé, cover letter and work samples specific to this position. Materials will not be returned.

Email application materials to Editor Les Minor at lminor@texarkanagazette.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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