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WSJ seeks economics reporter in DC

The Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau is seeking an enterprising reporter to cover the key forces shaping the U.S. economy.

The reporter would work with our Global Economics team in Washington to cover daily U.S. economic indicators and develop enterprise stories on the people, companies and other players in the world’s largest economy. The reporter would be responsible for a mix of breaking news and features for all platforms of the Journal.

Qualifications: We are looking for someone with strong news judgment, writing ability and digital skills. The ideal candidate would have experience covering economics, dominating a beat and breaking ground with digital storytelling. Experience covering economics would be a plus.

Please include a cover letter, resume and up to five published clips with your online application.

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.