Hello! My name is Rebecca Harrington. I’m an adaptive, energetic, and forward-thinking newsroom leader with extensive experience inspiring large teams to produce engaging, impactful journalism. I spent almost 9 years at Business Insider. As an executive editor in the News division, I was overseeing up to 60 journalists across several teams, covering breaking news, politics,…
Take away the charged language, and you can find surprising of consensus in the war against climate change.
A Scientific American investigation explores the growing threat from multidrug-resistant shigella in the U.S.
Kiera Berger has a major in genetics and cell biology, a solid GPA and a score on the Medical College Admission Test that’s about average for science undergraduates. She applied to 10 medical schools, and every one turned her down.
HASTINGS, Minn. — Greg Brick coughed years of cave dust from his lungs, his breath condensing in the cold winter morning.
I’ve edited thousands of stories over the years. Here are a few that I am the most proud of.
I was covering the Saturday night shift when President Donald Trump announced the four executive actions he was signing in order to provide coronavirus pandemic relief when Congress was deadlocked on a bill. But after editing several stories on the news, it became clear his actions would take much longer than it seemed, and probably…
It was quite the experience. One of the things I love about working at Insider is being able to document things in my life that others might be interested in. Sometimes, as we say, your life can be a beat. See the full story here »
I first wrote this explainer on hurricane categories to explain how a category 1 or 2 story could still do a ton of damage, depending on how much rain and storm surge occurs. I often update the story with info on new hurricanes so people can compare what’s currently happening with past examples. See the…
Interest in many Constitutional issues has grown since President Donald Trump took office, including on the 25th Amendment, which outlines how a president can transfer — or be removed from — power. I wrote an explainer on the amendment and its history for Business Insider. See the full story here »
I have donated my hair to charity multiple times, and I wanted to know more about the process. What happens to the hair once you donate it? This story is the top result on Google when you search for “hair donation.” Read more »
I covered President Donald Trump withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, writing the main news post, analysis, and explainers within minutes of him making it official. Read more »
I compared President Donald Trump’s first 100 days to Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton, and worked with the graphics team to display the data. Read the full story »
I tracked every executive order, memoranda, and proclamation President Donald Trump signed in his first 100 days in office and explained what each one did. Read the full story here »
I got to interview Buzz Aldrin, and asked him what he was thinking when he left the moon. He started singing me a song. “‘Oh man, I wanna go home,’” he sang. “Now that’s not the right tune. ‘I wanna go home.’” Read the full story »
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