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WSJ seeks Speakeasy blogger

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a talented journalist to serve as a blogger for Speakeasy, the Journal’s culture site.

A primary part of this reporter’s job would be producing and posting online articles about the arts, entertainment, media and celebrities written by other journalists at WSJ.com, and selecting and cropping photos to illustrate online stories. This journalist would also play a role writing and reporting text and video blog posts about arts and culture stories. Candidates should be adept at shooting video, social media, and quickly mastering new digital platforms.

We’re looking for a journalist with wide-ranging knowledge in arts and pop culture, a passion for breaking news, a smart and witty writing style, and a keen interest in recapping TV shows, covering celebrity events, interviewing entertainers, attending concerts and exploring cultural debates. This person would be working as part of a small staff and therefore should be a team player willing to take on a number of production-related tasks, such as live-blogging. The staffer will also have the opportunity to write for the print Wall Street Journal.

Please attach a resume, cover letter and three to five published clips to your online application.

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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