Categories: Journo Jobs

WSJ seeks media reporter

The Media & Marketing bureau of The Wall Street Journal in New York is looking for a reporter to cover print media and online publishing, industries in the midst of rapid change and experimentation with new business models.

The ideal candidate would be able to describe the transformation happening at companies such as Gannett, Tribune, The New York Times and News Corp, as they contend with declining print ad revenue and try to build digital revenue streams.

The beat also involves chronicling a new breed of online publishers like BuzzFeed and Vox Media, and their new approaches to content and advertising that are challenging longstanding industry traditions.

The reporter would have to comfortable chasing scoops on M&A and other big corporate stories while developing ambitious features that illuminate trends and interesting personalities across the industry.

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.

Recent Posts

Washington Post announces start of third newsroom

Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…

4 hours ago

FT hires Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels

The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…

4 hours ago

Deputy tech editor Haselton departs CNBC for The Verge

CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…

4 hours ago

“Power Lunch” co-anchor Tyler Mathisen is leaving CNBC

Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…

5 hours ago

Upset CoinDesk staffers send letter to owner

Members of the CoinDesk editorial team have sent a letter to the CEO of its…

8 hours ago

Capitol Forum seeks a deputy managing editor

The Capitol Forum is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Deputy Managing Editor to support the…

8 hours ago