Hello, I'm a digital editor and global news reporter based in Brooklyn, with a love for news curation and mission-oriented work.
These days, I'm passionate about bringing important issues and complicated stories, such as public health and accountability in politics, to audiences in digital formats that are contextually approachable.
I'm currently a homepage editor at the Washington bureau of The National, where I update and configure multiple regional editions—with an editorial eye on data analytics and informing readers.
In the last few years, I've extensively reported on the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises, while curating reports on news events ranging from business to politics and US-Middle East foreign policy developments. I've managed live blogs on the January 6 insurrection, the Afghanistan withdrawal, US elections, and the pandemic.
As a deaf individual with a cochlear implant, I've spoken about accessibility in media, journalism, and physical spaces. In 2020, my brother and I launched AccessibleMasks.org, an online resource to have the masked world be accessible.
Before my current role, I updated homepages with the latest news developments around the global economy at Quartz. I edited newsletters, sent push alerts, deployed new site and app features, and helped build its online community. In addition, I wrote about migration, conflict, human rights issues, and accessibility in depth.
I had a part in launching a national daytime TV show—Daily Blast Live—for TEGNA. I multitasked in managing social media, live streams, breaking news, and community efforts for the show, airing five hours of live TV each week day.
I've been published in USA TODAY, where I worked as a news producer, as well as The Atlantic, CNN, and elsewhere.
Please don't hesitate to say hello: Let's chat or have a virtual coffee. Email me at pdehahn@gmail.com