Dana A. Hedgpeth
Indigenous. Content creator. Journalist. Storyteller.

Expertise & Skills
Dana has expertise about the following subject areas:
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Native American boarding schools -- Dana helped lead the team that documented the sexual abuse of more than 1,000 Native students and more than 3,100 deaths of children -- more than three times the number reported by the U.S. Interior Department.
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Disaster, crisis reporting.
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Criminal justice and court systems.
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National security and defense -- Including the Pentagon budget, the government contracting process, and the defense industry's biggest companies: Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Boeing.
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D.C. area governments -- Including the regional economy, housing affordability, urban development, and job market trends.
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National hospitality industry -- Including major hotel brands such as Marriott and Hilton.
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Auto industry -- Including the collapse of the market and U.S. government bailout in the early 2008-09.
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Commercial real estate development -- Including complicated land and finance deals and the development of Nationals Park and the D.C. Convention Center.
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Transportation -- Including the Washington area’s Metro rail and bus systems, which serve six million people across the region.

Dana, left, with journalists and PR executives – Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Shannon Shaw Duty, Pauly Denetclaw, and Kathy Baird at a screening of the film Killers of the Flower Moon.

Dana, far right, leads a panel discussion of the documentary film The American Southwest with Indigenous activist Quannah Chasinghorse at the D.C. Environmental Film Festival.
Dana’s skills include:
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Oversee coverage in a diverse, large-scale media market.
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Adept at juggling resources, working on small and large teams, and meeting tight deadlines.
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Values and incorporates every team member’s views and insights.
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Skilled at writing, editing, and producing online content for an audience of more than 6 million daily viewers.
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Collaborates with design and graphics teams to create interactive, reader-friendly storytelling that has resulted in record viewership of nearly half a million readers on projects.
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Utilize AI tools to decipher complex documents and determine the most effective way to present clear, compelling stories.
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Ability to analyze and synthesize financial and legal documents.
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Conversational Spanish speaker; proficient in reading and writing Spanish.
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Proficient in Airtable, Excel, Facebook, Instagram, LexisNexis, PowerPoint, PRNewswire, Quark, Reddit, Snapchat, Twitter, and Photoshop.