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WSJ seeks big data reporter

The Wall Street Journal’s technology team in San Francisco is looking for an experienced, energetic reporter to cover big data and artificial intelligence.

The job entails writing about this fast-moving subject as both a phenomenon and an emerging industry, delivering stories that explain how major developments are affecting the real-life experiences and behaviors of businesses and individuals–and the consequences in areas like privacy.

The person also will dig into the key players in this field, many of them relatively new companies, and try to identify which are on a path to long-term success and which are more flash than substance.

Candidates for this job must be self-starters and be skilled at conceptualizing stories, able to look across a broad landscape and identify news and trends that will be compelling for the average Journal reader, not just the technorati.

They also must be strong collaborators who can work well with colleagues covering the broad range of industries and companies affected by new data tools.

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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