WSJ Pro seeks two VC reporters in San Francisco

wsj_pro_logo The San Francisco bureau’s WSJ Pro Venture Capital team seeks two well-connected reporters versed in startups and the venture-capital scene.

The openings for reporters, entry level and mid level, couldn’t come at a more important chapter: VC firms continue to face widespread allegations of sexual harassment and an ever-increasing number of investment competitors — initial coin offerings, family offices and SoftBank Group – -in the quest for startup stakes.

The entry-level reporter will get a front row seat to highly valued consumer tech startups and more than enough Silicon Valley hype. The beat — which covers on-demand tech services — is a highly competitive one among tech publications in the pursuit of venture deals, startup flameouts and more.

A mid-level reporter will get a shot at breaking news and telling big stories on Palantir, Slack, Dropbox and the next generation of software startups pushing artificial intelligence into corporate America.

Please apply directly to scott.martin@wsj.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.