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Reporting Assistants, The Wall Street Journal - Hong Kong

Employer
Dow Jones
Location
Hong Kong
Salary
$DoE
Closing date
Dec 29, 2022

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Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sector
Finance
Discipline
Reporting

Job Details

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an aspiring journalist with the accuracy, writing skill and persistence to help us cover Asia with a focus on China, the world's second largest economy and a major global power.

You will join The Wall Street Journal's team and work with top-flight reporters around the globe to produce the world's best coverage of this fascinating and varied country. You will have an important role supporting our coverage of everything from large technology companies to the pace of economic growth and the battle with Covid.

You will

  • Work documents, the phones and social media to find the facts, data and people needed to make our stories come alive and stand up to tough scrutiny.
  • Write your own stories under your own byline, everything from news of the day to features to more ambitious efforts.
  • Find leadership and mentoring from the strong groups of colleagues on our China and Asia teams


You have

 

  • Solid reporting skills characterized by high accuracy and an eye for telling quotes, interesting people and illuminating anecdotes
  • Good writing and the ability to deliver news stories that only need light editing
  • Fluent Mandarin


More broadly you will need to show that you have the determination to dig for the deeper story, a thick skin and open mind, as well as a temperament for teamwork.

The job is based in Singapore or Hong Kong and reports to the China bureau chief.

To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and align with the requirements of the role. Please also submit half a dozen clips showing the range of your work.

The Journal's reporters, editors, developers, and audio and visual journalists create important and impactful stories, firmly rooted in fact and adhering to the highest ethical standards. We report without fear or bias, and we maintain a proper sense of perspective, detachment and objectivity in our reporting.

 

 

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets .

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.

Business Area: NEWS/WSJ

Job Category: News/Editorial Group

Union Status:

Non-Union / No clear and likely Internal Candidate (Employee Only) has been identified

Req ID: 34689

 

Company

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We expose the events that turn markets, the digital breakthroughs that transform art, the demand that drives invention, as well as the political and societal passing moments and lasting consequences.

We are the people of Dow Jones. From different fields, backgrounds and viewpoints we invite you to join us.

Examine the world and bring it to others.

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