JACKIE HAJDENBERG
Reporter and editor. As seen in JTA, The New York Jewish Week, The Jerusalem Post, The Forward, USA Today, The Detroit Free Press, MSNBC's Meet the Press blog, PBS Frontline and Vox.
REPORTING HIGHLIGHTS
*2026 Rockower Award for Excellence in Education Reporting (Second Place)
Comment: This piece offers a compelling look into a highly specialized role, bringing to life the quiet dedication behind maintaining the eruv. The writer captures the rabbi’s commitment and sense of purpose, with the introduction of new technology adding an interesting layer to the tradition.
*2026 Rockower Award for Award for Excellence in Writing about Jewish Thought and Life (Second Place)
Comment: Multiple sources. Good historical context. Clearly presents complexity of issue.
Reporting cited in The Atlantic
* 2023 Rockower Award for Excellence in Writing about Social Justice and Humanitarian Work (First Place)
* Beat The Washington Post!
*Beat The New York Times!
* 2023 Rockower Award for Excellence in Writing about Women (First Place)
Comment: This is a fascinating, well-written, well-reported story. The reporter did a terrific job of navigating the nuances of the topic, finding multiple sources with diverse points of view and bringing the story to life. This article is an excellent example of Jewish journalism at its best.
* 2023 Rockower Award for Excellence in Arts News and Features — Reporting (First Place)
Comment: Timely and well-executed. Good context and expressive quotes on what it means to be a Jewish performer.
*2023 Rockower Award for Excellence in Education Reporting (First Place)
Comment: With rhetoric surrounding LGBTQ+ issues at a high pitch, writing about anything related to gender identity has become difficult. Jackie Hajdenberg navigated the narrow channel between pro and con to produce an article whose bias exists only in the mind of the reader. She is to be commended for developing sources that added clarity to a story that was developing.
*2023 Rockower Award for Excellence in Writing about Jewish Thought and Life (Second Place)
Comment: Very fraught in today’s environment. Good overview of the situation.
*Broke readership records on JTA website for several weeks.
*Reporting cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Business Insider, TODAY.com, Food and Wine,
BREAKING NEWS
*Resulted in banning from campus.
PROFILES
TRUMP ADMIN
NYC POLITICS
OBITUARIES
(2025)
(2023)
(2022)
ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY
(2025)
(2024)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
FOOD
USA TODAY/DETROIT FREE PRESS
OPINION AND REPORTED ESSAYS
From my Columbia Daily Spectator column, "All the Rest is Commentary," Honeysuckle Magazine, Vox Media, Hey Alma and Medium. Includes op-eds, analysis, and essays.
NBC PORTFOLIO
Clients include Goya Foods, Cigna, Sentara Healthcare, and MD Anderson Cooper Philadelphia.
During my time at NBC, I wrote and edited 23 articles. In the three years since I've worked there, some of the links to the original pieces have expired or their formatting was corrupted. The links included here are pieces that I wrote. I also selected and edited pictures and created these webpages.
TV SPOTS
In response to my Vox essay about the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial, I was interviewed by CBS10 in Tampa, Florida, and Japan's Sunday news show, The Prime.
Fuji TV: "The Prime" Sunday Coverage
Translation of segment:
https://kakaku.com/tv/channel=8/programID=92026/episodeID=1414892/
Jackie, who lived in New York until July and is now at her parents' home in Florida, was vaccinated against the coronavirus by six members of her family from August to September. Jackie, now 24, participates in a new coronavirus vaccine clinical trial with her parents, a younger sister of a medical college student, a younger brother of a high school student, and an 80-year-old grandmother. The opportunity was my experience in NY, and I realized the difficulty and importance of protecting myself as I felt during the explosive spread of infection. I participated to protect myself and my family. "I thought it was more important for my grandmother to be protected from the virus," Jackie said of the vaccine, which could have side effects, and the vaccination of her elderly grandmother. The clinical trial will be vaccinated twice. Report your health weekly and get regular health checkups. Follow-up is 2 years. Three months after vaccination, the family has not changed their physical condition. However, Ashley, Georgia, who was vaccinated, was said to have been tired the next morning. The risk of vaccination was explained in advance. Currently, the Japanese government has agreed to purchase vaccines with three Western pharmaceutical companies. There is a problem with vaccination in Japan, which is targeted for implementation next year. According to US CDC data, some vaccines need to be stored at ultra-low temperatures of minus 70 ° C plus or minus 10 ° C. In ultra-low temperatures, bananas can be used to nail, and rose flowers will shatter.
AUDIO CLIPS & PODCASTS
HUMOR WRITING
I wrote, edited, and created the humor column at Honeysuckle Magazine, "HoneyChuckle". I also self-publish on Medium!
NEW: Plans for the Construction of the Trump Presidential Liebrary
I Have an Announcement to Make!
‘She Never Existed’: Historian Confirms American Psyche Invented Lindsay Lohan
Walt Disney World Resort Unveils ‘To Infinity and Beyond’-Themed Cemetery
DOCUMENTARY VIDEO
I Hope You're Doing Well (FULL FILM)
A short documentary about the coronavirus pandemic around the globe, featuring stories from The Philippines, Azerbaijan, and the United States.
A Columbia Journalism School and COVID-19 Chronicle production
Editor and narration credits
I Hope You're Doing Well (OFFICIAL TRAILER)
Premieres July 24, 2020 on YouTube
A COVID-19 Chronicle and Columbia Journalism School production
Five things to know about the new antibody test
Everybody's talking about it, but what's the big deal? Here are five things you should know about the new coronavirus antibody test. For Covid 19 Chronicle.
We taught our grandmother how to use Zoom!
After a nearly 60-year career teaching Hebrew, my grandmother's latest lesson is in Zoom. For Covid19 Chronicle.
Finding your Jewish "Corona Cutie"
To keep himself busy during the coronavirus pandemic, a 23-year-old political science student has found himself setting up over 22,000 Jewish singles over Facebook. For Covid19 Chronicle.
Fighting the fight for climate change resilience in Red Hook, Brooklyn
In this short documentary, journalist Jackie Hajdenberg interviews Karen Blondel, a local environmental activist and resident of Red Hook Houses. Red Hook Houses is especially vulnerable to flooding, and as the largest public housing complex in Brooklyn, the risk is even greater.
The problem with fare evasion policing and surveillance on the NYC subway system
In this short documentary, journalist Jackie Hajdenberg explores the challenges that come with increased surveillance and policing on the MTA—especially affecting communities of color.
