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Hannah Docter-Loeb

Hannah Docter-Loeb is a D.C.-based freelance writer who loves to write about pop culture, science, and her hometown of Washington D.C. You can follow her on Twitter @keepitonthehdl or check out her website at hdocterloeb.com.

Hannah's Latest Articles

An image of three people parachuting over a landscape. The leftmost parachute is blue and black, the middle parachute is yellow, and the parachute on the right is green and red.

Journalism is extractive — but it shouldn’t be

By Hannah Docter-Loeb ● Media Workers ● April 6, 2023

How can problematic practices like parachute journalism be reduced?

Freelancers shouldn’t have to report a story before pitching it

By Hannah Docter-Loeb ● Media Workers ● January 12, 2023

Not everyone has the time to devote to extensive (unpaid) background research.

Student journalists just want their credit

By Hannah Docter-Loeb ● Media Workers ● August 30, 2022

Local and national reporters have based huge stories off the uncredited work of student publications.

Wesleyan University, which Docter-Loeb attends.

Journalism at small liberal arts colleges shouldn’t be inaccessible

By Hannah Docter-Loeb ● Media Workers ● March 23, 2022