Backpack Journalism

Brittany Morehouse is one of WUSA’s newest staff members. Taking the jobs of reporter, videographer and editor, Brittany blends them into one position as a backpack journalist. Each day, armed with her laptop computer and camera, Brittany shoots, edits and files her own reports for 9 News Now at 7.

Her first job in broadcasting was as a videographer for Medill News Service’s DC Bureau. While there, she covered Capitol Hill for news affiliates across the country and at the same time mentored students by teaching classes in video editing.

From there, she moved to WDTV in Bridgeport, West Virginia and then to News 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina. At both of those stations, she served in her own words, as a “one-man-band-reporter.”

After stints at those two broadcasting facilities, Brittany worked as a freelance reporter for WKYC in Cleveland, Ohio and here in Washington DC at WUSA.

Her experience in editing, videography and reporting brought her career full circle and made her the perfect candidate for WUSA’s vacant position of backpack journalist.

Here's a recent report Brittany filed on Safeway Grocery store’s oldest worker.

To watch more of her work, be sure to watch 9 News Now at 7pm Monday through Friday.