The Cara Chronicles

Hi there,

I’m Cara Hackett—a social media producer with a passion for local news and engaging online audiences.

I currently work for MLive, Michigan’s largest local news outlet, where I produce newsletters, craft social media posts, dive into platform analytics and create/edit videos.

My passion and drive for sharing underreported stories was cultivated in Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (FAMU) and during graduate school at American University.

While in Washington, D.C., my story coverage ranged from celebrities investing in an Arlington-based food delivery startup to understanding the historical causes of food deserts in the nation’s capital, and how Black farmers are filling these voids in SE DC.

At FAMU, I spent a significant amount of time with our award-winning university newspaper, The Famuan. Working my way up from staff writer to editor-in-chief, I discovered a passion for data-informed reporting and creating innovative strategies to disseminate news.