Kristen Hackbarth on Muck Rack

Kristen Hackbarth

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  • Editor, This is Reno
  • Communications Director, Nevada Cancer Coalition
Reno
As seen in: This is Reno, Nevada Appeal, Our Community Now, Carson City Current
Covers:  News and events in and around Reno, Nevada with a focus on local and state government, elections, housing and homelessness, higher education and business.
Doesn't Cover: Anything outside of Nevada.
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Awards

Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence

2024 - Investigative Story - Urban

"Reno council members spend big on travel and conferences, likely violating city policies"

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Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence

2024 - Editorial Writing, 3rd Place

This Is Reno's Subscriber-Only Newsletter

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Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence

2023 - Coverage of Underserved Communities - 2nd place

Remembrance Run Raises Awareness of Stewart, Native Boarding Schools (editor)

Local Independent Online News Publishers Awards

2020 - Breaking News

Multiple This Is Reno reporters and photographers covered a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Reno that segued into a destructive demonstration at Reno Police Department headquarters and on to a violent riot at City Hall, where one of our reporters was assaulted by demonstrators. My role was to sift through and select images from hundreds provided that would tell the story visually. I worked with numerous writers to help coalesce their submissions into one breaking news story.

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