POWER OF ATTORNEY
        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Paul Steven
 Hacker, Dean H. Blythe and Laura M. Kalesnik, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
 to:

 (1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director
 of Harte-Hanks, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and
 Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and;

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
 attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by the undersigned, it being
 understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
 Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in fact may
 approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any
 and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
 and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
 present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
 attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
 virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
 foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor
 is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
 file Forms 3, 4, and 5, with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
 Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
 attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 31st day of
 May, 2004.

/s/ Peter T. Flawn