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Errin Haines

Editor-at-large (She/Her)

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 we’re watching the 2024 Senate race in California

At least two formidable and distinct women candidates have signaled they will run for the seat currently held by Dianne Feinstein, who has not yet announced her retirement, in a state with a trailblazing legacy.

Errin Haines · January 13, 2023
Pleas, letters and negotiations: Brittney Griner’s long road home

The details that led to the day the Biden administration had been focused on for months, a promise fulfilled to a family and a nation.

Errin Haines · December 9, 2022
‘We’re not going back’: Hillary Clinton on the message of the midterms and women’s rights

Analysis | The former secretary of state spoke to The 19th about power dynamics at home and abroad and encouraged women to run for office.

Errin Haines · December 2, 2022
‘She Said’ disrupts the Woodward and Bernstein vision of journalism in favor of a new generation

“All the President’s Men” painted a White, male vision of who reports big stories. “She Said” helps update the narrative.

Errin Haines · November 22, 2022
Most media predicted a red wave. Here’s how The 19th got the election right.

The media missed the concerns and the motivations of many voters and failed to capture the full electorate. At The 19th, we remained focused on you.

Errin Haines · November 18, 2022
How women defied and made history in this year’s midterms

Analysis | Three key takeaways on representation and rights in the wake of an election that in many ways bucked conventional wisdom.

Errin Haines · November 10, 2022
The fights for the vote and bodily autonomy are connected. So are the women who are telling us how.

Analysis | Women of color are in positions of power, leading organizations focused on democracy and abortion and centering the link between the two in the final days of the campaign.

Errin Haines · October 28, 2022
Tarana Burke doesn’t define #MeToo’s success by society’s failure

Analysis | She started the movement to raise awareness of how common sexual violence is before the hashtag went viral. Here’s what Tarana Burke sees coming next.

Errin Haines · October 14, 2022
Education Department reinforces Title IX protections for abortion and pregnancy

The department put out a fact sheet for colleges and universities as the administration points to what it has done and new restrictions that have passed since the June Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Grace Panetta, Errin Haines · October 4, 2022
It’s been 100 days since Dobbs. What has changed?

Analysis | The ruling on abortion has changed the country, impacting those already most vulnerable and unleashing a new political energy.

Errin Haines · September 30, 2022