Syeda Hasan
Senior EditorWhat I cover
As a senior editor, I lead KUT’s Daily News Desk. I help assign and edit the stories you hear in our local newscasts during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. I think about those segments as a valuable opportunity to connect with KUT’s audience, and I aim to convey the essential information people need to know across the Austin area as they go about their day.
Previously, I covered housing at KUT. I also covered mental health at KERA in Dallas. Like many journalists, I’ve worn different hats in the newsroom, from reporting to filling in as a host to organizing live events around news coverage.
My background
I’ve worked in public radio my whole professional career. I started out interning at KUT while studying journalism and French at the University of Texas at Austin. I grew up in Houston, and I worked at Houston Public Media and KERA before returning to Austin.
I’m excited to be part of the 2023-2024 cohort for the Poynter Institute’s Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative. Through the fellowship, I’ve connected with mentors, coaches and public media journalists from around the country who are working to be more effective managers and strengthen local journalism.
When I’m not working, I try to unplug from the news by spending time with friends and family, walking my dog Rhea, trying new recipes and watching Real Housewives.
Ethics
I do my best to thoroughly fact-check the stories I write and edit, relying on primary source documents and asking clarifying questions. As an editor, I try to be the firewall that stops mistakes from getting on the air. If we get something wrong, I issue corrections quickly. I also think of myself as a surrogate for the audience. As I work with reporters, I try to think through what voices or information may be missing from a story, and I try to ensure our coverage is fair, nuanced and balanced.
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A new study from the University of Texas points to widespread gentrification in Austin, stretching from northern neighborhoods to the eastern edge of…
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Watchdog groups say changes to the 2020 census could make it harder to accurately count people living in rural areas, which could ultimately lead to…
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For the first time in four years, the housing choice voucher program – formerly known as Section 8 – has reopened its waitlist to Austin residents in need…
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Austin is slowly making progress toward becoming a more affordable city, according to a new analysis, but many residents are still finding it difficult to…
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Development in Bastrop has been temporarily put on hold.The Bastrop City Council voted unanimously last week to put a 90-day moratorium on development…
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The number of partnerships between public transit agencies and private ridesharing companies like Uber has been booming. Since 2016, at least 27 such…
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The Austin City Council voted unanimously today to scrap CodeNEXT, the controversial overhaul of the city's land development code.In a resolution, the…
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Local money alone is not enough to improve public transit and ease traffic congestion in the region, Capital Metro CEO Randy Clarke said at a board of…
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Candace Hunter applied to live at the Reserve at Springdale as soon as she could. When the nearly 300-unit property opened last year, it brought…
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As condemnation of the summit between Trump and Putin mounts in Washington, we head to rural Texas to hear how Trump supporters in Burnet County are…