Journalist
Kristen Hare is the Poynter faculty’s director of craft and local news and the author of Local Edition, Poynter’s weekly newsletter for and about local journalists. For nearly a decade, Kristen has taught a reframe for work/life balance, called Work-Life Chemistry, which she developed into a six-week newsletter course. Kristen spent two years running the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship for early-career journalists. She runs Level Up, a yearly program for reporters. She’s a cornerstone faculty member of Poynter’s Women’s Leadership Academy and other marquee offerings and is frequently invited to speak at journalism conferences around the country.