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Toronto Star seeks business reporter

The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily newspaper, is bringing its award-winning, ground-breaking and impactful journalism to a new tablet edition that will become a world leader for tablet-based delivery of news content.

To help produce this new edition, Star Touch, we are looking for a digital-first Journalist to cover business and finance.

We are seeking a reporter with extensive experience covering business in a daily news environment. Knowledge of economics and finance is a must; just as important is the ability to make such areas relevant to everyday readers.

The successful candidate must be comfortable with both straight-ahead news reporting and alternative storytelling techniques, including interactive graphics and video. Experience in covering personal finance, regulatory issues and technology would also be a strong asset.

Requirements

Significant reporting experience in a news operation. Strong preference will be given to candidates who have covered business.
Excellent, well-developed news judgment.
The ability to generate original reporting ideas daily.
Strong knowledge of journalistic storytelling techniques using digital tools.
Ability and desire to perform at a high level in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
Postsecondary education, preferably a university degree

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.