Hannah Birch
Hannah was ProPublica’s production editor.
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Hannah Birch was ProPublica’s production editor. She oversaw story publishing and production, major project launches, documentation and other editorial initiatives across the newsroom.
Hannah joined ProPublica in the summer of 2014 as the company’s first full-time web producer.
Before ProPublica, Hannah was an associate news producer at The Seattle Times, where she was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the 2014 Oso mudslide. She holds a BA in journalism and media studies from UNLV.
Hand-Picked Mentors and Networking: Apply for ProPublica’s Diversity Mentorship Program at ONA
You can now apply to be matched with a mentor at the annual diversity mentorship breakfast at the Online News Association conference in September.
Hand-Picked Mentors and Networking: Apply for ProPublica’s Diversity Mentorship Program at ONA
Applications are open for ProPublica and News Republic’s diversity mentorship breakfast at the Online News Association conference in Austin in September.
Free Food and Networking: Apply for Our Diversity Mentorship Program at ONA
You can now apply for ProPublica’s Diversity Mentorship breakfast, which will be held at the Online News Association conference in Washington, D.C., in October.
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When I showed up with paperwork for my low-vision condition, the DMV was totally baffled. Here’s how I walked them through an edge case and how you can use the strategies yourself.
Terror in Little Saigon
An old war comes to a new country.