About me
Hannah Wise is a certified solution-focused coach, co-founder of Media Bridge Partners and leads partnerships and operations at the Local News Lab at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation. Her work is centered on making journalism a fulfilling and healthy career option, especially for people from historically marginalized backgrounds. At the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation she led an award-winning multi-disciplinary team that produced investigative data projects and innovative storytelling formats. Hannah is an organizing member of the Open News DEI Coalition for Anti-Racist, Equitable, and Just Newsrooms, part of the Vision 25 initiative, and was a member of Poynter Institute’s Women’s Leadership Academy in 2017. She serves as a coach for Digital Women Leaders with other Poynter and ONA alumni.