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WSJ seeks a logistics reporter

The Logistics Report is looking for a reporter to join a team that has been covering some of the world’s most important news developments over the past year.

You will cover international and U.S. domestic supply chain, logistics and freight transportation issues, trends and news for professionals. It calls for dedicated, smart reporting that combines a sharp sense of business news with the ability to analyze and recognize trends and how developments in logistics and shipping reflect broader economic and trade developments. Areas of coverage include: Logistics and supply-chain strategies by major manufacturers and retailers, inventory management and production in response to economic and trade trends; trends and strategies that may take in automation, e-commerce, infrastructure development, sustainability and investment.

The Logistics Report is the premier WSJ destination for news and analysis for logistics and supply chain management professionals. We cover topics ranging from strategies for getting life-saving medical supplies out to the world to how Amazon is using its distribution dominance to take over the retail sector.

Location in New York is strongly preferred but the position could be based in another major market if appropriate. You will report to Paul Page, Bureau Chief, The Logistics Report.

You Will:

  • Write daily stories and features
  • Collaborate with other reporters on the team and across the newsroom
  • Write and edit the daily newsletter as needed

You Have:

  • Three to five years of business reporting experience

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.

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