Kaitlin Balasaygun

(She/Her/Hers)

Documentary Production Assistant, WWE & Columbia Journalism

New York, NY United States

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Kaitlin Balasaygun is an early career documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist interested in covering sports, health, music and entertainment stories.

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Kaitlin Balasaygun is an early career multimedia journalist working as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Journalism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism teaching a video reporting class and documentary filmmaking class with Dean of Academic Affairs Duy Linh Tu. She's also working as a Documentary and Original Series Production Assistant for WWE. Kaitlin received an Emmy through her previous work as a Production Assistant for NBC Sports during the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. She's also published freelance stories in The New York Times, CNBC and Gannett USA Today.

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World record holder hopes to be the oldest swimmer in 20 years to compete in their first Paralympics

I filmed, directed, produced and edited this video as a student and turned it into a front page story for The New York Times.

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