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General Assignment Reporter

Req #: 237680

Department: KUOW / PSPR

Appointing Department Web Address: https://www.kuow.org/

Job Location: Seattle - Other, Seattle Campus

Job Location Detail: U District; open to hybrid work schedule (combination in-office + remote)

Posting Date: 08/13/2024

Closing Info: Open Continuous

Salary: $6,246 - $6,820 per month

Other Compensation: Overtime eligible

Union Position: Yes

First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here .

Join the award-winning newsroom at KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent, mission-driven nonprofit news organization dedicated to informing, entertaining and inspiring an audience of millions in Western Washington and the majestic Pacific Northwest. We are seeking a General Assignment Reporter (Reporter 1) to help our newsroom cover daily assignments for KUOW’s broadcast and digital audiences.

The General Assignment Reporter plays a key role in KUOW’s daily news coverage, finding and regularly reporting stories for broadcast and digital audiences. The GA reporter tackles a wide variety of stories – hard news, breaking news, hyperlocal stories, explainers, continuing coverage, profiles, buzzy/trend stories and occasional enterprise work.

JOB SUCCESS SUMMARY

The General Assignment Reporter is curious about a wide variety of stories, from city hall to pickleball. You have your ear to the ground and are full of ideas for original reporting that reflects the life of the city and region. You enjoy and excel at short-form reporting on radio and online. You work the phones to get great tape from the desk, and have a knack for finding interesting, passionate voices in the field. You are highly productive, thrive when working at a fast pace and stay calm and focused when reporting breaking news. You are dedicated to the mission of public media and committed to producing journalism with integrity and editorial judgment that reflects the community.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Original reporting (85%)

• Contribute stories (3 per week minimum) to KUOW 94.9 and KUOW.org

• Meet daily filing schedule that may require occasional evening and weekend work

• Respond to breaking news

• Appear on KUOW broadcast shows and podcasts

• Build sources and find new voices

• Use social media as a reporting tool

Station support (15%)

• Participate in fundraising efforts

• Appear at live events

• Perform other duties as assigned

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Position reports to a news editor.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of professional journalism experience including specific position requirements relating to news writing, radio production and audio editing; or equivalent combination of education/experience.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

• Familiarity with and appreciation of public media programming

• Familiarity with Seattle and Western Washington

Working Conditions:

• Duties may occasionally require evening and weekend work when necessary to meet critical deadlines, especially during election cycles.

• Ability to travel when necessary to meet with sources and to attend station events. • Cubicle/Open workspace environment which may result in additional or higher levels of noise and visual distractions.

• Position is suitable/eligible for Hybrid/Occasional Telework.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND RACIAL EQUITY

KUOW and the University of Washington are equal opportunity employers. KUOW is dedicated to building a culturally and ethnically diverse staff and creating a working environment that promotes racial equity and inclusiveness. We believe attracting and retaining diverse staff is crucial to serving our community and fulfilling our mission. Women, Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities and veterans are highly encouraged to apply.

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• Tell smart, compelling stories about health and science, with special attention to groundbreaking technologies and the people behind them.
• Be a key player on a top-notch team producing deep and vital reporting of the life sciences industry.
• Stand ready, along with others on staff, to sub in on our newsletters from time to time.

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• A versatile reporter with at least five years experience covering health and science issues.
• A self-starter when it comes to stories, but also collaborative in nature. STAT thrives on a tight-knit, all-hands-on-deck culture and a strong team dynamic.
• Committed to excellence in your reporting.
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The minimum salary for this position is $70,000. We offer a competitive benefits package, including health insurance, a 401k plan, generous vacation, and more. We also provide Care.com back-up care and have numerous wellness offerings, including free access to HeadSpace for all full time employees.

While we’d prefer you to be based in Boston, we also are considering remote candidates who would be willing to spend time at HQ once Covid recedes.

STAT is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace . We strive to create a culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates all voices. A staff that reflects the world around us makes for better — and more accurate — journalism.

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General Assignment Reporter

Req #: 237680

Department: KUOW / PSPR

Appointing Department Web Address: https://www.kuow.org/

Job Location: Seattle - Other, Seattle Campus

Job Location Detail: U District; open to hybrid work schedule (combination in-office + remote)

Posting Date: 08/13/2024

Closing Info: Open Continuous

Salary: $6,246 - $6,820 per month

Other Compensation: Overtime eligible

Union Position: Yes

First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here .

Join the award-winning newsroom at KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent, mission-driven nonprofit news organization dedicated to informing, entertaining and inspiring an audience of millions in Western Washington and the majestic Pacific Northwest. We are seeking a General Assignment Reporter (Reporter 1) to help our newsroom cover daily assignments for KUOW’s broadcast and digital audiences.

The General Assignment Reporter plays a key role in KUOW’s daily news coverage, finding and regularly reporting stories for broadcast and digital audiences. The GA reporter tackles a wide variety of stories – hard news, breaking news, hyperlocal stories, explainers, continuing coverage, profiles, buzzy/trend stories and occasional enterprise work.

JOB SUCCESS SUMMARY

The General Assignment Reporter is curious about a wide variety of stories, from city hall to pickleball. You have your ear to the ground and are full of ideas for original reporting that reflects the life of the city and region. You enjoy and excel at short-form reporting on radio and online. You work the phones to get great tape from the desk, and have a knack for finding interesting, passionate voices in the field. You are highly productive, thrive when working at a fast pace and stay calm and focused when reporting breaking news. You are dedicated to the mission of public media and committed to producing journalism with integrity and editorial judgment that reflects the community.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Original reporting (85%)

• Contribute stories (3 per week minimum) to KUOW 94.9 and KUOW.org

• Meet daily filing schedule that may require occasional evening and weekend work

• Respond to breaking news

• Appear on KUOW broadcast shows and podcasts

• Build sources and find new voices

• Use social media as a reporting tool

Station support (15%)

• Participate in fundraising efforts

• Appear at live events

• Perform other duties as assigned

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Position reports to a news editor.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of professional journalism experience including specific position requirements relating to news writing, radio production and audio editing; or equivalent combination of education/experience.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

• Familiarity with and appreciation of public media programming

• Familiarity with Seattle and Western Washington

Working Conditions:

• Duties may occasionally require evening and weekend work when necessary to meet critical deadlines, especially during election cycles.

• Ability to travel when necessary to meet with sources and to attend station events. • Cubicle/Open workspace environment which may result in additional or higher levels of noise and visual distractions.

• Position is suitable/eligible for Hybrid/Occasional Telework.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND RACIAL EQUITY

KUOW and the University of Washington are equal opportunity employers. KUOW is dedicated to building a culturally and ethnically diverse staff and creating a working environment that promotes racial equity and inclusiveness. We believe attracting and retaining diverse staff is crucial to serving our community and fulfilling our mission. Women, Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities and veterans are highly encouraged to apply.

General Assignment Reporter

• Montclair, New Jersey
• Posted 2 weeks ago

Website Montclair Local Nonprofit News

Nonprofit news organization

Please review Montclair Local website  before applying.

The Montclair Local seeks an experienced general assignment reporter to seek out and cover stories of importance to the Montclair community including but not limited to breaking news and enterprise news focused on municipal government and education.

The reporter’s work may at times involve highly technical topics, or those steeped in the procedure, process and bureaucracy attached to government and large institutions. The reporter will continuously work to deepen an understanding of those processes, connecting with their consequences — and explain them so audiences understand why it matters, and how those systems affect their lives in tangible ways.

The reporter will serve as a watchdog for the Montclair community, pushing to make government more transparent and holding power to account — questioning assumptions, seeking out answers that aren’t freely or easily given. The reporter will work from the presumption that those affected by government and other institutions deserve to know as much as possible about the decisions made in their name, with the power and responsibility they’ve turned over to leadership.

The reporter will file content in a timely fashion and take ownership of the presentation of material online — writing strong headlines, seeking out or creating accompanying art and multimedia and thinking of ways to optimize on social platforms.

The reporter may also play a role with some community-facing events and engagement efforts on behalf of the news organization.

Responsibilities

Produce between three to six news stories per week. Communicate about technical topics, or those steeped in the procedure, process and bureaucracy attached to government and education. Serve as a watchdog for the Montclair community, making government more transparent and holding power to account — questioning assumptions and seeking out answers that aren’t freely or easily given. Conceive, source and pitch stories that will engage readers, answering pressing questions. Develop and cultivate sources and engage in investigative reporting. Commit to principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, with practical application to day-in, day-out community journalism. Take ownership of the presentation of material online — writing strong headlines, seeking out or creating accompanying art and multimedia and positioning it on social platforms. Play a role in some community-facing events and engagement efforts on behalf of Montclair Local. Participate as a member of the reporting team by contributing to brainstorming sessions, coverage plans and meetings. Coordinate with editors and journalists for maximum reach across our platforms. Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

A minimum of five years journalism reporting experience. Experience covering local government and/or education issues. A sound understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure. An ability to cultivate sources to break news and drive coverage that differentiates our organization from competitors. Experience covering breaking news, public safety and court reporting. An understanding of accountability and solutions journalism, with specific ideas about how to pursue both in Montclair. An ability to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately Demonstrated commitment to an equity lens in every aspect of reporting Self-starter with proven ability to meet deadlines and pay close attention to detail and fact-checking Experience with content management systems and social media channels. Good time management and organizational skills A commitment to principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, with practical application to day-in, day-out community journalism.  An understanding of accountability and solutions journalism, with specific ideas about how to pursue both in Montclair. An understanding of principles of community organizing, and their application to community partnership, engagement and story development. Insights into how education, government and other beat reporting can engage the principles described above.

Montclair Local Nonprofit News, Inc. (Montclair Local) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Montclair Local are based upon one’s qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To apply for this job email your details to liz@montclairlocal.news

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Job Description:

Come be our new general assignment reporter at WBHM, an outlet named “Station of the Year” two years in a row by the Alabama Broadcasters Association with a newsroom that also won a national Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. 

You will cover an array of stories depending on the news of the moment – local government, business, education just to name a few. Your work will air on WBHM, published online at wbhm.org and posted on the station’s social media platforms. We’re also interested to hear your ideas. What can you bring to the table to push WBHM’s journalism forward?

WBHM is part of the Gulf States Newsroom, a regional collaboration among stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana and NPR, which will allow your stories to be shared across the region. Our reporters are also regularly on NPR News and other national programs and podcasts. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

·       Pitch, report and produce feature, spot and digital stories for WBHM

·       Participate in interviews with WBHM hosts

·     Stay up-to-date on issues affecting Birmingham and Alabama

·       Work collaboratively with others in the WBHM newsroom and editorial partners

·       Participate in station fundraising

·       Other duties as assigned  

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, Media, Communications or a related field and two (2) years of related experience required. Work experience may substitute for education requirement. Minimum hiring rate must meet the most current FLSA guidelines for salary level and basis to remain exempt. 

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

·       A proven track record of reporting in a journalistic setting

·       Excellent communication and organizational skills and demonstrated writing ability

·       Familiarity with audio storytelling, the public media system and community engagement

·     Ability to work independently and as part of a team 

·       Deep knowledge of Birmingham, Alabama and the South

·       Multilingual candidates encouraged to apply

Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you. All applications must include a resume and cover letter to be considered. Include two links to stories you reported.

Annual Salary Range: $50,050 - $58,000

This is a full-time position based at WBHM in Birmingham, AL. The reporter is a University of Alabama at Birmingham employee enjoying all full-time staff benefits.

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General assignment reporters: how to become one.

If you were to ask a group of general assignment reporters about how they arrived at their current job, there's a good chance you would get several different answers about the paths and steps that each person took.

That said, there are still ways that you can develop a baseline understanding of the preparation that is necessary to become one.

The Best Adult Colleges and Careers Guide has gathered data to provide you with insight into the type of education that's commonly required for general assignment reporters to land a job. This page contains information, sourced from real job postings, that describes the experience levels and specific skills that employers of general assignment reporters expect candidates to have. In the end, this information will help you create an education or professional development plan that aligns with your career aspirations.

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What Education & Experience is Needed for General Assignment Reporters?

Do general assignment reporters need a degree? What kind of experience do general assignment reporters typically need? Thanks to data sourced from Lightcast™ from real job postings, we can get some clarity on those questions, as well as the level of education that is commonly required for general assignment reporters to secure jobs.

Education Level Required in Job Postings for General Assignment Reporters

Jobs postings for general assignment reporters by education.

• Bachelor's degree: 14,166 (53%)
• No Education Listed: 10,021 (37%)
• High School or GED: 1,430 (5%)
• Master's degree: 1,110 (4%)
• Ph.D. or professional degree: 102 (0%)

A bachelor's degree is the level of education sought the most by employers of general assignment reporters. According to job data, a bachelor's degree was required for 53% of positions. In 37% of job listings no education level was listed and in 5% of postings a High School diploma or GED was required.

Experience Level Required in Job Postings for General Assignment Reporters

Jobs postings for general assignment reporters by experience.

• 0-1 Years: 3,165 (22%)
• 2-3 Years: 8,051 (56%)
• 4-6 Years: 2,760 (19%)
• 7-9 Years: 195 (1%)
• 10+ Years: 188 (1%)

While the amount of required experience will vary based on the responsibility and seniority of the position, an aggregate view of job posting data can help paint a picture of the experience level sought for most job openings for general assignment reporters. In 56% of job postings for General Assignment Reporters, employers were looking for candidates with 2-3 years of experience. In 22% of listings employers were looking for candidates with 0-1 years of experience, while 4-6 years of experience was sought in 19% of job postings for general assignment reporters.

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So far this page has provided detail into the level of education and the amount of experience required in job openings for general assignment reporters, but what type of education or degree will help prepare you for a career in the field?

According to occupational data obtained through Lightcast,™ there are 23 key academic programs that can help prepare prospective general assignment reporters, and in 2021 a total of 147,385 of those programs were completed at institutions in the United States.

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Based on 25,610 job postings related to general assignment reporters, journalism was the top specialized skill sought by employers, with 53% of all postings looking for that skillset. Skills for news stories, social media, storytelling, content creation and news anchoring were also highly sought.

As for common skills, writing was the most desired skill found in job postings for general assignment reporters, followed by communications, editing, research, ability to meet deadlines and english language.

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Carla B. Freedman, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, said in a statement that Mr. Dai’s threats had “terrorized the Cornell campus community for days and shattered the community’s sense of safety.”

“My office will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute threats and acts of violence motivated by antisemitism and by hatred of any kind,” she added.

Mr. Dai, who is originally from Pittsford, N.Y., has been held in the Broome County Jail since being arrested shortly after he posted the threats in October, and his lawyer, Lisa Peebles, had asked in a court filing that he be sentenced to the roughly 10 months he had already served.

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Federal judge in Texas expands ruling that blocks Biden administration protections of LGBTQ students

The decision in the case brought by the Texas Attorney General preempts any future Title IX regulations that extend federal protections to LGBTQ students.

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A Texas federal judge this month ruled that the Biden administration had acted unlawfully in interpreting Title IX to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ students. The ruling preempts any future action by the Education Department to prohibit discrimination in educational settings on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Judge Reed O’Connor’s Aug. 5 decision broadened an earlier ruling in June that struck down specific Biden administration rules intended to expand protections to LGBTQ students.

O’Connor, a President George W. Bush appointee, said the Biden administration overstepped its authority and that any new guidelines that expanded anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ students would be illegal.

“To allow Defendants’ unlawful action to stand would be to functionally rewrite Title IX in a way that shockingly transforms American education and usurps a major question from Congress,” O’Connor wrote in his Aug. 5 opinion.

“That is not how our democratic system functions,” he wrote, adding that, “the Department lacks authority to redefine sex in a way that conflicts with Title IX.”

The statute at the center of the lawsuit — and the clash it reflects between Texas legislation and federal anti-discrimination protections — is Title IX, a 1972 law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities.

In 2021, the Biden administration said that Title IX protects LGBTQ students after the Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that Title VII of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employment discrimination on the basis of sex, applies to gay and transgender workers as well.

That same year, the Texas Legislature passed a law that bans transgender children in K-12 public schools from playing on sports teams that are aligned with their gender.

The Texas Attorney General’s office sued the federal government in 2023 for its interpretation of Title IX, arguing that noncompliance with the Biden administration’s rules put Texas schools at risk of losing federal funding.

The Aug. 5 decision came after Texas asked the federal court to clarify the scope of its June ruling and to preclude any implementation of Title IX that extended protections to LGBTQ students.

“This is a major win for protecting Texas and its students from any future attempt by the federal government to impose its unlawful interpretation of Title IX that puts women and girls at risk,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton posted on social media. “The Biden Administration has waged war on women’s rights by subverting the Title IX protections they are entitled to in school and in sports.”

The Biden administration issued revised Title IX rules in April that cemented federal protections for LGBTQ students and reversed a number of Trump-era policies that determined how schools should respond to cases of alleged sexual misconduct. Those rules have been temporarily blocked in 26 states, including Texas, due to ongoing litigation.

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'We are working hard:' Officials say about Tropical Storm Debby efforts in Bryan County

Bryan County, the city of Richmond Hill and the city of Pembroke held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss the impact and response efforts to Tropical Storm Debby.

Bryan County Commissioner Carter Infinger kicked off the presser by ensuring the public that local officials are on top of things.

"We are working hard," said Infinger. "You may not see us out there in the community but we are working behind the scenes a lot, some in the streets and some in the neighborhoods – we’ve been there. We are working as hard as we can to get things back to normal."

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Thomas Moore, deputy director for Emergency Management for Georgia Emergency Management Agency, said GEMA has been in the county since Aug. 4.

“We had people on the ground here when it hit,” said Moore. “The field coordinators are the people that do the bulk of the work. GEMA has been on the ground the whole time.”

According to Chuck Ray, director of field operations at GEMA, six teams will be on the ground assessing the damage and will report back to the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator who will then send a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp who will forward it on to President Joe Biden.

“We have been assessing damages to the storm ever since the water began to recede,” said Ray. “We were able to get enough numbers to our federal partners that we need their assistance. As soon as a decision is made from the presidential level on an individual assistance declaration, we will get the word out to the property owners and start that process.”

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Marcus Sack, city engineer for Richmond Hill and president and CEO of M.E. Sack Engineering, said pumping could not begin until some of the water levels decreased.

“We started collecting water levels early Saturday morning,” said Sack. “We have used that data to be able to predict where the water will recede first. We have used that data to make important decisions like where to deploy pumps. Pumping operations are still going on. Originally, we did not start pumping because there was too much water.”

Residents in Richmond Place have seen water levels decrease but flooding remains an issue in the White Oak neighborhood.

“They are going to start pumping water out of there but it is still going to be a few days,” said Infinger. “We are still fighting with the Canoochee River and Ogeechee River, all the water coming down. That water should start receding at any time, if not already. I believe it is starting to go down, last I heard, a little bit in some of those places.”

Richmond Hill Mayor Russ Carpenter thanked the volunteers who have worked tirelessly to help their neighbors.

“We live in a phenomenal community," said Carpenter. "We have had people show up with trucks, boats and sandbags. These are the kind of people that are in the community."

Latrice Williams is a general assignment reporter covering Bryan and Effingham County. She can be reached at [email protected].

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Olympics photographers on what it takes to shoot the paris games — and that viral snoop dogg pic.

Two Getty Images staffers speak to The Hollywood Reporter about their assignments in Paris and how it feels to snap the photos seen 'round the world: "High profile, high pressure."

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There seems to be something for everyone at this summer’s Olympic Games — there’s Simone Biles and Snoop Dogg , a pommel horse king and a rugby queen. Even Olympic veterans are saying this year feels different.

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Plus, for a photographer, Paris has always been easy on the eyes. “Sense of place is something we think about with photography all the time,” Meyer says, and points to the images of beach volleyball players beneath the Eiffel Tower. “Paris is such an iconic city with such beautiful architecture and landscapes.”

Photographers on the ground for the games are tasked with capturing all the action. For first timers like Arturo Holmes, the job felt a bit overwhelming at first. Holmes is a Getty red carpet photographer whose skills have taken him to the Super Bowl, the Met Gala, the Oscars and beyond — but he says these games are “on a whole different level.”

“You have to go within yourself to find the drive and the motivation to keep finding a key moment, navigating through all the tourists, [bouncing around] from different venues,” Holmes says of the initial overwhelm. He landed on his feet fairly quickly, though, after snapping a photo of Snoop Dogg that went viral.

“That kind of put the battery back,” he says. In a major win, France President Emmanuel Macron shared the shot on social media, and Holmes found himself validated: “I see that I didn’t make the wrong decision choosing photography as a profession, dropping out of school, I was meant for this. I was ready.”

Meyer finds similar reward in her sports photography. “There’s a lot of intensity to it, a lot of emotion,” she says.

Meyer is covering aquatics this summer, shooting swimming, artistic swimming, diving and water polo. “The water is kind of another subject or character in all these images,” she says. “Incorporating the water, showing the environment they’re in, and the movement of water around the athletes, can be really beautiful [and] also a really powerful tool to illustrate the athleticism of these athletes.”

Meyer captures athletes underwater with robotic cameras, which they control remotely from the pool deck. Ahead of competition, she’ll research her assignment to know the sport’s key players and races to watch for, as well as any safety concerns.

“From there, I like to leave a little bit to my imagination,” she says. “I do think some of the magic of really special and creative photography comes from seeing something new.”

After that, Meyer uses ethernet cables placed at either side of the pool to send photos from her camera to an editing team in London, where they are touched up and then uploaded to the Getty Images database where subscribing news outlets – THR included — can use the shots in their reporting.

Getty’s photographers are salaried employees, so they are not paid per photo. “It’s a stock agency, it’s important to have volume,” Meyer says, “but nobody’s over my shoulder counting… there’s a lot of trust in photographers.” If anything, pressure can seep in from surrounding press.

“The energy can feel a little bit frantic if you’re in a media room filled with 100 photographers,” she says. “But the good news is that once the event starts, it’s so loud and chaotic that it’s almost kind of quiet. Once you get used to it, it’s just white noise.”

But surrounded by those other cameras, what do you focus on? Meyer says she thinks of her mom. “She’s not a big sports person, but she loves me, and cares what I’m up to,” she says. “So I read things like, ‘OK, what is special about this to somebody who isn’t here and might not care that much?'”

On red carpets and in the stands, Holmes watches for details. “I’m an emotional shooter,” he says. “I’m looking for emotion, I’m looking for smiling, I’m looking for intense stares, I’m looking for hugs.”

Both photographers say part of their ability to rise to that challenge comes from their colleagues.

“I definitely try to build a rapport with the photographers that are to the left and right of me, behind me,” Holmes says. “When you have a good relationship, your job can be a lot easier.”

“I feel really inspired by the people I’m working with,” Meyer says — both the photographers and the subjects. “My motivation is not about ‘I’m here,’ but, ‘They are here.’ These athletes are here and I take that responsibility seriously. Let me show you what they’ve worked for.”

This, to Meyer, is the heart of why she keeps returning to the Olympics. “I’m going to photograph divers tomorrow. Most people don’t know their names, but I’m positive they’ve been working most of their entire life to get to this moment,” she says. “I have some pictures of swimmers smiling underwater because they’re just so happy to be here. Some are able to come to multiple Olympics, but for a lot of them, it’s a one-shot deal.”

Her pun on that last line may or may not be intended. Either way, she’ll be there, camera poised for capture.

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