The most recent survey of U.S. business journalists shows a marginal increase in business journalists’ pay in the last six months to $56,591. Forty-two percent reported an increase in pay the past 2 years. That is up from 36 percent six months ago reporting an increase in pay. “Opportunities among journalists do seem to be [...]

Every once in a while we come across a job that sounds just right … but for just the right person. Cars.com, which is based in Chicago, is looking for a news editor to join the editorial staff who also is able to write original stories and reviews about cars and is also adept at [...]

Journalism programs at Colorado State University, Grambling State University, Texas Christian University and the University of South Carolina will be the first schools to receive visiting business journalism professors next spring under a $1.67 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
The five-year program will ultimately create 11 visiting professorships at 11 different schools.

Fara Warner, a Reynolds Week fellow, is looking for an experienced business reporter to join her team of three full-time reporters and part-time news assistant at The Bulletin / BendBulletin.com in central Oregon. The Bulletin is a 34,000 circulation daily and the business desk produces a daily section and a weekly themed section “Green, Etc.” [...]

Compliance Week, a weekly electronic newsletter and monthly print magazine that follows corporate governance issues, has an opening for a staff writer based in Boston. The staff writer will maintain a daily blog on securities regulation, write six to ten longer articles per month (mostly shorter form, none longer than 3,000 words), and update one [...]

The Fiscal Times, a digital news, opinion and media service, is looking for an experienced freelance business/data reporter.

Candidates “should have strong analytical and reporting skills with a good instincts for trends in business,” according to Channel Manager Nick Bhardwaj. “We offer very competitive compensation on a per-piece basis.”

One job caught our attention this week. The Phoenix Business Journal is looking for a ‘Content Generator’.  We talked with Ilana Lowery, editor at the business journal to find out what is that job?   Here’s her response: “As newsroom structures flatten, change and evolve, it is more important than ever to have the right people [...]

The Sacramento Business Journal is searching for an editor and a web producer. The publication is part of American City Business Journals, a group which boasts about 4 million readers each week. If you’re interested in either position, send a resume and cover letter to publisher Joanna Wessman at jwessman@bizjournals.com and write the position you are applying for [...]

Editors are hoping to quickly fill three positions on Bloomberg News’s newly constituted transportation/infrastructure regulation team in Washington – two reporters and a team leader. The transportation editor is a deputy team leader who will edit material ranging from immediately time-sensitive updates to enterprise pieces for both Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Government. The job listing [...]