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Hayley Harding

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Detroit
I'm actually on the phone with your city clerk right now // Michigan reporter @VotebeatUS

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Hayley Harding’s Biography

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I'm a data journalist, which means I write about numbers and the people behind them. I work for The Detroit News, my hometown paper.

I’ve also worked for publications of record in Idaho, Maryland, Connecticut, Colorado and D.C.

I graduated from Ohio University with degrees in journalism and political science and a minor in sociology.

What was your first job as a journalist?

I did several internships in college, but my first full-time job was at USA Today network paper on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No, but I have a typewriter pillow.

Why did you become a journalist?

To write the wrongs to right the wrongs and to hold those in power accountable.

Idaho Press Club

2019 - Political Reporting

First place

Idaho Press Club

2019 - Serious feature report

Third place

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2018 - Editorial Writing

Mark of Excellence Region 4 winner

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2018 - Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper

Mark of Excellence national winner — The Post

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2018 - Best Affiliated Website

Mark of Excellence Region 4 finalist

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2017 - Online Feature Reporting

Mark of Excellence Region 4 Finalist

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