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Errin Haines

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Hey, y’all. It’s Errin Haines, editor-at-large and founding mother at The 19th. I’m also author of The Amendment newsletter and host of our podcast, also named The Amendment. You may also see me on cable news talking gender and politics as an MSNBC political contributor.

I was on the campaign trail in 2019, covering SIX women and a diverse field of candidates running for president when our CEO, Emily Ramshaw, DMed me on Twitter to pitch me with the idea for our incredible newsroom. It didn’t take much convincing before I was in; for me, the risk was never in starting our newsroom, but in not trying to tell a more honest and accurate story about the role of gender in our politics. I am a Black woman, born and raised in the South, who has been a registered voter since I was 18; these are among the identities that shape my approach to political journalism.

I’m an award-winning journalist who has spent my career writing the story of who and where we are as a country, always with an eye and ear for who remains unseen and unheard. I started as a fellow in the Tribune Company’s Minority Editorial Training Program (METPRO) and have worked at The Los Angeles Times, the Orlando Sentinel, The Washington Post and the Associated Press, where I was national writer on race and ethnicity immediately prior to joining The 19th.

I have worked for decades to improve diversity in my beloved profession and served two terms as vice president of print for the National Association of Black Journalists. I am proud to do that here at The 19th, where we are building the culture we want to see in this industry and the world.

I am a devout Atlantan and live in my hometown with my partner, Delano, and our dogs, Ginger and Oakley.

And listen my new podcast, The Amendment, focused on shedding light on our politics during a critical election year where the work of our democracy is still unfinished.

My work is free to consume and free to republish because of contributions from readers like you. A donation of $19 goes a long way toward sustaining our nonprofit newsroom.

Latest from Errin Haines

Why women are setting the new midterms conversation

Analysis | Two GOP women pollsters talk about abortion, democracy and the changing dynamics of this year’s elections.

Errin Haines · September 2, 2022
Emily’s List expands focus on diverse candidates and voting rights ahead of midterm elections

Veteran organizer Laphonza Butler became the organization’s first Black president just under a year ago. She spoke to The 19th about Emily’s List’s rebranding.

Errin Haines · August 30, 2022
What makes someone presidential — and will she ever be elected?

ANALYSIS | Errin Haines talks to Ali Vitali about what they both saw during the last presidential campaign, Vitali’s new book and who Americans see as electable.

Errin Haines · August 19, 2022
The midterms, a milestone and the myth of the monolith: How 2022 could build on women’s representation

Analysis | In a month when we mark anniversaries of the 19th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act, we examine what progress means for women and our democracy.

Errin Haines · August 5, 2022
Kamala Harris wants to be seen — and let voters know she sees them. Can it work?

Analysis | The vice president has been getting out of Washington more, making a direct pitch to voters for the administration’s agenda.

Errin Haines · July 22, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris talks abortion, voting rights in midterm-focused Florida trip

The vice president's remarks were part of a daylong trip to Florida, where she brought the Democrats’ case for the 2022 midterms to state lawmakers and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters.

Errin Haines · July 14, 2022
The art of the possible: What compromise could look like on abortion, voting and climate

Analysis | The recently passed gun bill shows that bipartisan dealmaking still may not be dead. Was it an opening or an anomaly?

Errin Haines · July 8, 2022
WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia

Her plea comes amid mounting pressure on the Biden administration to secure her release.

Candice Norwood, Errin Haines · July 7, 2022
‘A moment Kamala Harris was primed for’: What will the vice president do for reproductive rights?

The highest-ranking woman in the United States has made reproductive health a priority. Her response to Dobbs could be her defining test.

Errin Haines · June 25, 2022
The promise of Title IX and what’s left to be done

Analysis | Fifty years after the landmark legislation, we are looking at the lessons it holds for how policy can level the playing field.

Errin Haines · June 10, 2022

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