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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.

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