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Washington state paper seeks business reporter

The Columbia Basin Herald is a daily newspaper seeking a reporter to cover business, agriculture, Grant County Public Utility District and the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District. The successful candidate will be responsible for writing news, features and performing photography.

Our next reporter must be able to have well-developed skills in journalism, English and AP style. We prefer journalism school graduates. Our next reporter must be able to write news stories, take pictures and edit copy. The next reporter must work well with others, be an energetic team player, capable of handling multiple projects and be well organized.

Preference is given to applicants from Washington state. The job begins May 16.

The Columbia Basin Herald is a newspaper with a circulation of 9,000 publishing Monday through Friday from the shores of Moses Lake, Wash. Moses Lake offers a great small town feel with big city features. Outdoor recreation is near by with close locations for skiing, powersports, fishing, golf and more. Our area continues to grow with the additions of Microsoft and Yahoo! data centers, a $1.6 billion silicon plant expansion and a new BMW carbon fiber plant, all surrounded by farms of potatoes, onions, mint and cattle.

To apply send a résumé, cover letter and copies of work by e-mail to Lynne Lynch at editor@columbiabasinherald.com . Please list “Reporter application” in the subject line.

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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