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Jim Haddadin joins the investigative team as our Data Reporter. Jim received a Journalism degree from Boston University in 2008 and worked at NBC Universal in Boston as an Investigative Producer. Prior to that, he was a multimedia Journalist at The MetroWest Daily News in Framingham, MA. He recently won first place from the City of Boston's open data challenge for his data storytelling project Trash City.

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