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Director of Audience Strategy @ProPublica. Past @MediaNewsGroup @denverpost. Dad, journalist, runner.

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Dan Petty is the director of audience strategy for ProPublica, a non-profit investigative journalism outlet. He was previously director of audience development at MediaNews Group, the parent company of publications including The Denver Post, San Jose Mercury News and Boston Herald. At ProPublica, he leads efforts to build direct relationships with audiences on the organization’s digital platforms. He previously spent seven years at the Denver Post in a variety of production and editing roles an…

What was your first job as a journalist?

General Assignment Reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

When I was younger!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Peter Parker