{"id":112990,"date":"2023-11-08T14:41:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/the-position-has-been-filled-hunt-for-the-1st-taylor-swift-reporter-ends-national\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:41:14","slug":"the-place-has-been-crammed-hunt-for-the-first-taylor-swift-reporter-ends-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/the-place-has-been-crammed-hunt-for-the-first-taylor-swift-reporter-ends-national\/","title":{"rendered":"The place has been crammed: Hunt for the first Taylor Swift reporter ends &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Arizona journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/bryan-west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan West<\/a> resides each <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiftie<\/a>\u2018s wildest goals<em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In current years, it seems like <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a> is in every single place. Whether it\u2019s her extremely profitable <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/eras-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eras Tour<\/a>\u00a0or the regular launch of her re-recorded <em>Taylor\u2019s Version<\/em> albums, the cultural impression of Swift is simple.<\/p>\n<p>So, when Gannett, the largest newspaper chain within the U.S., posted a job discover for a full-time <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/taylor-swift-reporter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift reporter<\/a> in September, it simply made sense.<\/p>\n<p>As anticipated, the posting additionally triggered a tsunami of functions from keen Swift followers vying for the first-of-its-kind place. (Even a \u201cvery established White House reporter\u201d allegedly threw their hat within the ring, based on a Gannett govt.)<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Variety lastly confirmed West \u2014 a 35-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/music\/news\/taylor-swift-reporter-usa-today-gannett-hire-1235781178\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-proclaimed Swiftie<\/a> \u2014 landed the coveted gig.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>West, who just lately moved from Arizona to Nashville, will probably be figuring out of The Tennessean newsroom and can have his work printed in USA Today, in addition to Gannett\u2019s greater than 200 native dailies.<\/p>\n<p>West must be <em>Fearless<\/em> in his reporting, particularly when combatting those that don\u2019t consider the Swift beat is worth it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say this position\u2019s no different than being a sports journalist who\u2019s a fan of the home team,\u201d West informed Variety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just a fan of Taylor and I have followed her whole career, but I also have that journalistic background: going to Northwestern, winning awards, working in newsrooms across the nation,\u201d he defined. \u201cI think that\u2019s the fun of this job is that, yeah, you can talk Easter eggs, but it really is more of the seriousness, like the impact that she has on society and business and music.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As a part of his software, West submitted a video outlining 13 the explanation why he ought to be employed for the reporting job \u2014 an homage to the singer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/taylor-swift-13-theme-reputation-album-8031181\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fortunate set of numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10075508\/lung-cancer-rates-decline-canada\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cpt11518788.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Lung cancer rates are dropping faster than any other type in Canada. 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Here\u2019s why<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10067296\/bc-kimberly-polman-isis-battalion-rcmp\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kimberly-pol-man-isis.jpeg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"B.C. \u2018sexy senior\u2019 was part of ISIS women\u2019s battalion, RCMP alleges\" data-title=\"\">B.C. \u2018sexy senior\u2019 was a part of ISIS ladies\u2019s battalion, RCMP alleges<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>In the five-minute video, West\u2019s rationale included his expertise in fast-paced information environments, his skill to report with out bias and, after all, his love for Swift. (West joked his infatuation with Swift is so sturdy that he thought he \u201ccould be straight\u201d after posing with the singer at a 2018 meet-and-greet).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7nz43gh6Ekk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7nz43gh6Ekk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>West informed Variety his love for Swift is so sturdy, it\u2019s even earned him a fame\u00a0amongst his former newsroom colleagues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe newscasters would make fun of me, saying things like, \u2018We\u2019re surprised Bryan didn\u2019t call in sick to work today because Taylor released a new album,&#8217;\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, it feels like West is the best man for the job. 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