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WSJ seeks ag reporter in Chicago

The Wall Street Journal seeks a dynamic, enterprising reporter to cover U.S. agriculture companies from its Chicago Bureau. We’re looking for a newshound who’s able to develop sources and break news on companies that play a vital role in global food production, including Monsanto, ADM, Cargill and Mosaic. The position also calls for a strong thinker who can write penetrating feature stories on an industry that touches everything from soybean farmers in Iowa to grain traders in China.

The position is part of a team that also covers agricultural commodities markets and other aspects of agribusiness, so it requires a person who is agile, adaptable, and able to work effectively with others. Minimum of three years experienced required.

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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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