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Andrea McCarren

@AndreaMcCarren

Andrea McCarren, a 2007 Nieman Fellow and veteran television reporter, is a WUSA9 Reporter & USA Today Contributor based in Washington, D.C. She and her family launched "Project Bounce Back" in 2009 to document their travels and the stories of hope and resilience that emerged along the way.

Andrea McCarren, NF ’07, finds a four-legged friend is an asset for her reporting

Andrea McCarren, NF ’07, finds a four-legged friend is an asset for her reporting

Over decades of reporting, my toolbox has evolved: from a pen and notebook to a smartphone, and for the last year, a 75-pound English Labrador retriever named Bunce.He’s named for…
December 14, 2016

A Laid-off Journalist Charts a New Course via Social Media

Traveling the country, she and her family were inspired by hearing people’s stories of resilience in hard times.
December 11, 2009

Two Years Later, Justice Denied

In reporting a story about public officials' misuse of government funds, police injure an investigative journalist in a ‘particularly violent encounter.’
June 15, 2007