A photo gallery depicting ODYSSEY Media Group Editor-in-Chief Wyatt Meyer’s time in the program (2021-2025) is shown. ODYSSEY gave Meyer a purpose he’d been searching for. “In four years, I’ve had the opportunity to cover political rallies, write about gun violence, and even meet the elusive ‘Ploopy,’” Meyer wrote. “Moreover, I met so many incredible people who have touched my life and will remain lifelong friends.” Photos from the ODYSSEY archives
Finding form
Editor-in-Chief Wyatt Meyer reflects on his time in the ODYSSEY Media Group.
Throughout my time writing for the ODYSSEY, I have lived by one quote: “Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form.”
This quote’s significance has pervaded my storytelling, but it also applies to this blog. I’d love to share the complicated, awesome reality of my four years of ODYSSEY, but seeing as I’ve only got 200 words, 61 of which I’ve already used, here’s the synopsis.
ODYSSEY gave me the purpose I’d been craving, a channel for me to devote my energy that tangibly impacted others.
When I first walked into my Journalism I class as a ninth grader, the best word to describe me was aimless. I’d just spent a year at home doing online, asynchronous classes, with not even Zoom breakout rooms to provide a sense of community, and no academic passions.
ODYSSEY gave me the purpose I’d been craving, a channel for me to devote my energy that tangibly impacted others. In four years, I’ve had the opportunity to cover political rallies, write about gun violence, and even meet the elusive “Ploopy.” Moreover, I met so many incredible people who have touched my life and will remain lifelong friends.
In 200 words, this is my distilled ODYSSEY story. It may never do justice to that reality, but nonetheless, it gives me a meaningful, beautiful form.
