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WSJ seeks Western U.S. editor

The Wall Street Journal seeks an accomplished news leader to oversee general news coverage across 15 Western states from Texas to Hawaii.

The right candidate will possess the ability to pivot between big breaking news such as major crime sprees to deeply reported features on issues such as religion, immigration, aging infrastructure, and domestic terrorism.

This role requires someone with the skill, knowledge and journalistic savvy to lead and edit world-class journalists in a fast-paced news environment that serves all of the digital and print channels of a global news organization. The role will be based on the West Coast, but will manage reporters spread across the region and in different time zones.

Applications should include a resume and cover letter.

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.