the repurposed journalist

Seattle TV news journalist savors the art of storytelling. In it he finds his purpose. But deadline after deadline, he grows increasingly weary of TV news.  He accepts a job at World Vision, an international charity, developing stories about those living in extreme poverty, especially children. His job is now to share those stories with journalists he once worked with. He begins to find significance in Life after the Newsroom. He decides to write about it. He is a storyteller after all. The blog of this “re-purposed” journalist chronicles that journey and the re-purposed journalists he meets along the way.

I’m John Yeager, a veteran of TV news. Currently, I’m an independent video producer and content strategist at Positively Northwest. My job is to help get media coverage for Seattle-area nonprofits and in the process, to serve journalists wherever I find them.

I’ve recently earned a Master of Communications Digital Media (MCDM) degree at the University of Washington in Seattle.  I also help teach media classes at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, Washington.

Please join me on this hike through the woods.  The trail is steep but we both just might learn something on the journey.