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WSJ seeks a stock markets reporter in New York

Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal are looking for a stock market reporter to provide real-time coverage and analysis of global equities for a professional audience of institutional investors, active traders and financial advisors.

The right candidate will be passionate about stocks and and have a sense of urgency about covering market moves. This role will involve cultivating sources among traders and key market players to bring fresh insights that explain the swings in individual shares and broader indices.

The reporter will be expected to write about the daily moves of financial markets with sharp, short-form intraday reporting as well as market analysis and stock roundups.

Applicants should be able to file content with speed, accuracy and clarity. She or he should also be a critical thinker, able to work well both independently and in a team, receptive to feedback and open to change.

Applications should include a resume, cover letter, and up to five published clips.

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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