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WSJ seeks bankruptcy reporter in New York

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter to cover bankruptcy news for for specialist publications that are part of a new initiative at WSJ, as well as for our real-time newswires and the WSJ newspaper.

We need a journalist who can work fast, encapsulating important news from court hearings and documents into headlines and stories.

Equally important is being able to identify broader trends I bankruptcy and to write about them in a sophisticated yet accessible style. Business, financial or legal reporting experience would be a plus for the role.

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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