Vacancy: Government Reporter for Bloomberg - Pakistan

10 November 2010
Vacancy: Government Reporter for Bloomberg - Pakistan
Government Reporter
Job Requisition Number: 26706
Asia Pacific Islamabad - PAK

The Company

Bloomberg is the world's most trusted source of information for businesses and
professionals. Bloomberg combines innovative technology with unmatched analytic, data, news, display and distribution capabilities, to deliver critical information via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service and multimedia platforms. Bloomberg's media services cover the world with more than 2,200 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION® 24-hour network delivers smart television to more than 240 million homes. BLOOMBERG RADIO® services broadcast via SIRIUS XM Radio and 1worldspaceTM satellite radio globally and on WBBR 1130AM in New York. The award-winning monthly BLOOMBERG MARKETS® magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine and the BLOOMBERG.COM® financial news and information Web site provide news and insight to businesses and investors.

The Role

Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter to be based in Islambad to cover Pakistan government and politics. Knowledge of the economy, financial markets and business is essential. The successful applicant will produce breaking news stories under real-time deadline pressure that are clearly written and comprehensive. The reporter will focus on breaking political news and will also be expected to produce enterprise pieces on a regular basis. The successful applicant will have the proven ability to make snap decisions about stories that appear regularly on TOP, Bloomberg's front page, and will be responsible for building contacts, monitoring other media and writing spot news and analytical features.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- A journalism qualification is desirable
- Experience of working in a real-time news environment
- Fluency in English

More information here.
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