WSJ seeks reporter covering defense and foreign policy

The Washington bureau of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires is seeking a staff reporter to join its national security group and become part of the country’s premier team covering defense, intelligence and foreign policy.

We’re seeking a reporter who is knowledgeable both about the world and the U.S. role in the world, and who can help report and explain U.S. policy shifts across a spectrum of issues and foreign crises wherever they may occur.

More specifically, the reporter will share responsibility for coverage of the State Department and U.S. policies around the world. Functions will include monitoring the daily State Department news briefing; traveling with the secretary of State; and some coverage of congressional oversight and the White House. He or she also will work closely with reporters covering the Pentagon, U.S. intelligence, the White House, and foreign bureaus to write or co-author Extras, Leders and other daily pieces.

He or she also should strive for sources who can help piece together the evolution of key decision-making milestones and to track administration policy formulation. Pieces foreshadowing future challenges for U.S. foreign policy, national security and their political dimensions (after all, it’s Washington) are among those that we eagerly await.

To apply, go here.