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WSJ seeks a national politics reporter in DC

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a national political writer with a lively voice, a sharp eye for color and detail and a breadth of knowledge about how Washington really works. This person will roam from the campaign trail to Capitol Hill and the White House, taking us inside the rooms where crucial decisions are made and inside the minds of key decisionmakers and voters.

You will:

  • Write deeply-reported features and column-style unique and distinctive analysis pieces, and could also write or contribute to newsletters and live coverage during major political events.
  • Require a deep enthusiasm for politics and a desire to bring to a broad audience a lively file that will reveal and demystify what is happening in the corridors of power is essential.
  • Be prepared to work in a collegial way with the WSJ expanded political team
  • You have:

  • A broad and deep source network in the political world
  • The ability to uncover scoops and write sharp analytical and enterprise pieces
  • A distinctive but fair voice to the subject matter

To apply, please submit a cover letter and five samples of your work.

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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