Kiplinger Staff

Doug Haddix took the helm as director of the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Reporting at Ohio State University in October 2011. The program is the nation's leading journalism fellowship for social media and digital reporting tools.

Previously, he worked for three years as a training director for Investigative Reporters and Editors. Doug traveled the country, conducting watchdog reporting workshops and custom training for newspaper, TV and radio newsrooms. More than 3,000 journalists benefited from his presentations and hands-on training during his time at IRE. Doug also served as managing editor of IRE's quarterly magazine, The IRE Journal.

Prior to joining the IRE staff, Doug worked for 10 years as projects editor at The Columbus Dispatch, where he directed investigations and computer-assisted reporting. The last project he led, "Test of Convictions," resulted in the release from prison of four men wrongfully convicted of rape and other felonies. It also prompted sweeping reforms of Ohio's DNA testing laws. The series won a national Sigma Delta Chi award for Public Service from SPJ and first place for Best Investigative Reporting from the Ohio AP. Other awards have gone to stories on a diverse range of topics, including mortgage fraud, teacher discipline, illegal immigration, invasive plant and animal species, and the big business of college sports.

Before that, Doug held two other editing jobs: city editor of The Scranton Times in Pennsylvania and city editor of The Commercial-News in Danville, Ill. Before becoming an editor, Doug worked as a reporter for the Springfield News-Sun in Ohio and for United Press International in Indianapolis.

He has a bachelor's degree in English and political science from Miami University and a master's degree in journalism from Indiana University. His wife, Margaret, is a best-selling children's author. Their daughter is a freshman at Johns Hopkins University; their son is a senior at Dublin Scioto High School.