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WSJ seeks a news and features editor

The Wall Street Journal is seeking to hire a news and features editor in its New York office.

Job description:

  • work with editors and reporters to conceive, shape, and edit important stories for originality, intellectual rigor, and vibrant, persuasive storytelling
  • rely on data and experimentation along with excellent editorial judgment to match ideas to the right formats and platforms, and to continually improve the pacing, quality, and overall balance of our coverage
  • build Barron’s investigative capabilities
  • be equally comfortable editing in-depth stories and adding insight to short-form takes on news events, with extensive experience on digital platforms as well as in print
  • have deep knowledge of finance, business, and economics, as well as a relentless commitment to accuracy
  • be adept at collaborating with designers on art selection and data visualizations
  • be great at motivating a team, managing other editors (both directly and indirectly), and mentoring junior reporters

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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