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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

How can problematic practices like parachute journalism be reduced?

A huge stack of research papers
Freelancers shouldn’t have to report a story before pitching it

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

Front Gate at American University
Student journalists just want their credit

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