Hey, I'm Hannah!
My path to journalism started senior year of high school, when I joined the student paper and discovered something I hadn't found anywhere else: a reason to show up completely.
I was writing three or more articles a week, doing illustrations on the side, and skipping other classes to chase stories. I stopped turning in work for anything else. It sounds reckless, but it told me everything I needed to know: nothing lit me up the way reporting did. So I decided to build my life around it.
What draws me to journalism is the people. I love connecting with strangers, earning their trust, and having real conversations that go somewhere honest. There's something that happens in a good interview, a moment where someone opens up and you realize you're holding a story that matters, and I live for that. I've always been a deeply curious person, someone who needs to understand the why behind everything. I'm never satisfied with a surface-level answer. That restlessness, I think, is what makes me a good reporter.
I'm especially drawn to political journalism. Covering a protest, reading a crowd, finding the person with the story no one else noticed, that's where I feel most alive as a journalist. It pulls me into rooms and moments I'd never encounter otherwise, and I find something meaningful in being present for history as it happens.
Beyond reporting, I'm genuinely excited by the design and audience side of journalism: social media, visual storytelling, finding creative ways to reach people where they are.
Outside of work, I play ultimate frisbee at college, spend as much time outdoors as possible, and have spent years as a summer camp counselor. I'm happiest when I'm active, outside, and around people, which honestly describes the job I'm chasing too.
