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WSJ seeks reporter to cover economics of agriculture in Chicago

The Wall Street Journal seeks an experienced journalist to cover the business and economics of agriculture in its Chicago Bureau. We’re seeking a newshound who’s eager to write often and has a proven record of delivering scoops of fact and insight.

The position also requires a yearning to discover and explain new ways in which the business of growing food intersects with the broader economy, policy making, and consumer habits.

This position is part of a team that also covers agricultural commodities markets and other aspects of agri-business, so it requires a person who is agile, adaptable, and able to work effectively with others. Minimum of five years experience required.

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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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