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WSJ seeks senior writer to cover Treasury market

The Wall Street Journal seeks an enterprising reporter to dig into the heart of the financial universe, the $13 trillion U.S. Treasury market, for real time, print and all other platforms.

This is a fast-paced job that combines daily coverage of government bond trading with deeper, analytical pieces on market trends and profiles of the people and institutions who make this world tick.

The ideal candidate will have five years of reporting experience at a major publication, a knowledge of basic finance and economics and a desire to break news in the most competitive journalism environment in the world.

Applications should include a resume, cover letter, and up to five published clips.

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.