Alexandra Kanik joins Hearst DevHub in data-forward role

From Tim O’Rourke, vice president of editorial innovation and AI strategy for Hearst Newspapers (HNP):

We’re thrilled to announce that Alexandra Kanik has joined the Hearst DevHub — Hearst Newspapers’ editorial engineering, data-visual storytelling and AI development team — as the deputy data director focused on cross-market, scalable initiatives and newsroom coordination.

“I’ve always been interested in developing reusable systems that translate not only across time, but across different communities,” Kanik said. “That’s the mission of the DevHub, and it’s an exciting time to do this kind of journalism.”

The Hearst Newspapers (HNP) DevHub works with local teams such as the San Francisco Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, (Albany) Times Union and newsrooms across Connecticut, Illinois, Texas and Michigan.

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