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Christine Hatfield

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Champaign, Urbana
As seen in: The 21st Show, WILL-TV (Urbana, IL)
Covers:  State & local politics, LGBTQ+ issues, the pandemic and the state of the economy, national issues with local relevance, state and local history
Producer of Illinois Public Media's @21stshow, @TransJA member, nerd. 📻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ She/her. Past: @UISPAR '21, @WPR, etc. Header: @Angela_Major_

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Christine Hatfield’s Biography

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Christine Hatfield has served as a producer for Illinois Public Media's talk show "The 21st" since July 2022. She previously served as Wisconsin Public Radio's Second Century Fellow.

Earlier, she graduated from University of Illinois Springfield's Public Affairs Reporting program, and served as WGLT and WCBU's PAR intern for the first half of 2021.

Before that, she graduated from Ball State University with a degree in journalism and telecommunications in May 2020, and during her undergraduate e…

Christine Hatfield’s Journalist Portfolio

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Teacher shortages in Illinois schools

Teacher shortages in Illinois schools

In 2022, the Illinois State Board of Education reported more than 5,300 unfilled professional positions in sc…

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'We're just trying to live': Trans youth, families in Wisconsin struggle in contentious political...

'We're just trying to live': Trans youth, families in Wisconsin struggle in contentious political...

Bailey is like many other people his age. He says growing up is hard enough. But as one of the estimated 150,…

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Why Illinois Car Dealers Are Suing Rivian, Secretary Of State To Stop Direct-To-Consumer Sales

Why Illinois Car Dealers Are Suing Rivian, Secretary Of State To Stop Direct-To-Consumer Sales

The Illinois car dealer lawsuit against electric automaker Rivian is the latest chapter in a nationwide debat…

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Esports Are Growing at Illinois Colleges

Esports Are Growing at Illinois Colleges

The world of esports has exploded over the past few years. At its core, it's competitive video gaming, with m…

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Food Insecurity and Inflation in Illinois

Food Insecurity and Inflation in Illinois

Hunger Action Month starts today. It's a program that Feeding America started in 2008 with the hopes of raisi…

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HIV Prevention Drug Uptake In Wisconsin Lags Behind Other States

HIV Prevention Drug Uptake In Wisconsin Lags Behind Other States

Wisconsin lags behind a majority of states when it comes to getting the HIV prevention drug PrEP to the peopl…

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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I wish!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

An off-the-board pick: Laura Hollis, from the webseries Carmilla.

What's your favorite social network?

Probably Twitter. Brevity's the soul of wit, after all.

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2021 - 2020 Indiana Best of Indiana Journalism Contest, Student Radio News Reporting

Received second place for a series on the early impact of COVID-19 on notable Muncie businesses.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2020 - 2019 Best In Indiana Journalism Awards, Student Radio News Reporting

Received second place for an assortment of stories I reported on in 2019.

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