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WSJ seeks ag commodities reporter in London

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a hungry reporter to cover agricultural commodities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

This person will work with a specialized commodities team around the world to drive coverage of the grains, oilseeds, coffee, sugar and cocoa markets mostly for our newswires platform. The reporter will look to break market-moving news that can inform our customers’ real-time trading and business decisions. He or she will write about major tenders by big buyers as well as the cash markets for those crops.

It will also require monitoring minute-by-minute moves in global commodities markets, talking to traders and investors to stay ahead of the curve. Ability to work under pressure, whilst ensuring accuracy and timeliness, is essential. The position is based in London.

Please note only candidates requested for interview will be contacted.

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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