Errin Haines

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Errin Haines
Born1977/1978 (age 43–44)[1]
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
SubjectPolitics, race, culture
Website
www.errinwhack.com

Errin Haines (formerly known as Errin Haines Whack) is an American journalist. Her work centers politics, civil rights, voting rights, and race. She was the national writer on race for Associated Press from 2017-2020. She was named editor-at-large for newly launched nonprofit news outlet The 19th* in 2020.[2][3]

Career[]

Journalism[]

Haines began her journalism career as a college intern at the Atlanta Daily World.[4] She later held an internship at the Los Angeles Times.[5] She has held staff positions at Associated Press, The Washington Post and Orlando Sentinel.[5] In 2017 she was named the national writer on race, politics, and culture for Associated Press.[3][2]

In 2020, Haines was named editor at large of the fledgling nonprofit news outlet The 19th*.[6] As a co-founding member, she left AP to join The 19th* due to structural issues in political journalism that she felt would be better addressed by starting a new outlet.[5] That May, she wrote a story about the shooting of Breonna Taylor after Benjamin Crump encouraged her to look at the case.[5] The article was co-published by The 19th* and The Washington Post and helped bring national attention to the case.[5] She was the first reporter to interview Kamala Harris after her historic Vice Presidential nomination was announced.[3]

Haines sat on the board of directors of the National Association of Black Journalists from 2011-2015.[7]

Other work[]

In August 2020, she signed a deal with CAA and became an on-air analyst for MSNBC.[6][7]

Haines signed a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster in 2021.[3] The first, about Black women's role in politics, is slated for release in early 2022.[3]

Personal life[]

Haines was born and raised in Atlanta.[8] She resides in Philadelphia.[6][8]

Accolades[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Black journalist group honors AP's Errin Haines Whack". Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. ^ a b c Easton, Lauren (2017-11-08). "AP Definitive Source | Errin Haines Whack named race and ethnicity writer". blog.ap.org. Retrieved 2021-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e G, Renee (2021-01-16). "Errin Haines gets Simon & Schuster deal exploring Black women in politics". TheGrio. Retrieved 2021-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c "Errin Haines Whack rejoins AP as Urban Affairs writer". New Pittsburgh Courier. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  5. ^ a b c d e "The 19th*'s Editor-At-Large on Newsroom Diversity, Breonna Taylor's Killing, and More". Nieman Reports. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  6. ^ a b c Zlotnick, Sarah (2020-12-05). "How Journalist Errin Haines Turned Her Bedroom Wall Into a Makeshift TV Studio". Philly Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (2020-08-18). "Political Journalist Errin Haines Signs With CAA (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b Haines Whack, Errin (2018). "My Life on the Race Beat". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2021-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Errin Haines Awarded Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2021-02-24.

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