Kaeti Hinck
Executive Editor, Data And Visuals
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKaeti Hinck is an editorial leader with 12 years shaping data-driven visual journalism, currently serving as Executive Editor, Data and Visuals at CNN. She has built and led award-winning teams that blend data analysis, interactive design, and storytelling across major newsrooms including CNN and The Washington Post. Her background spans hands-on product and web development roles—running interactive teams, redesigns, and newsroom technology—giving her a rare mix of editorial judgment and technical fluency. A former Nieman Fellow and Harvard visiting professor, she also teaches and mentors on audio and narrative craft, reflecting a curiosity that extends beyond visuals into podcasting and multimedia. Based in Washington, D.C., she’s known for making complex data accessible and newsworthy through elegant visuals and newsroom systems.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Journalism, Religion, BA, Journalism, Religion at Augustana University (SD)
Github Skills (8)
wordpress7
wordpress-api7
wordpress-plugin6
documentation4
timber3
mailchimp2
dashboard1
argo1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kaeti/kaeti.github.io
Feb 2014 - Aug 2016
Contributions:67 commits, 9 pushes in 2 years 6 months
kaeti/personal-readme
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
A template for how we created personal READMEs for Post Graphics team
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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