Danielle Belton | |
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Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 45–46) [1] |
Occupation | Editor of HuffPost |
Danielle Belton (born c.1977) is an American journalist who is the editor-in-chief of HuffPost. She worked with local and national publications, as well as developing a television series for BET. After joining The Root in 2015, she became its youngest managing editor and its first editor-in-chief. In 2021 she was selected as editor of HuffPost. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Belton grew up in Black Jack and Florissant, Missouri. [6] After graduating from Hazelwood Central High School, she attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she received a Bachelor's degree in English and Journalism. [6]
She started her journalism career with The Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper in Bakersfield, California. [5] [7] In 2007 she started the 'Black Snob', an award-winning blog. [3]
In 2011 she worked on developing a television show for Black Entertainment Television (BET) called Don't Sleep, hosted by T. J. Holmes; she became its head writer. [8] [9] Although the show was cancelled after 8 months, it was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2013. [9] [10]
In 2015 Belton joined The Root, where she was appointed as managing editor in 2016. [11] She was appointed as its first editor-in-chief.
Danielle Belton | |
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Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 45–46) [1] |
Occupation | Editor of HuffPost |
Danielle Belton (born c.1977) is an American journalist who is the editor-in-chief of HuffPost. She worked with local and national publications, as well as developing a television series for BET. After joining The Root in 2015, she became its youngest managing editor and its first editor-in-chief. In 2021 she was selected as editor of HuffPost. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Belton grew up in Black Jack and Florissant, Missouri. [6] After graduating from Hazelwood Central High School, she attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she received a Bachelor's degree in English and Journalism. [6]
She started her journalism career with The Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper in Bakersfield, California. [5] [7] In 2007 she started the 'Black Snob', an award-winning blog. [3]
In 2011 she worked on developing a television show for Black Entertainment Television (BET) called Don't Sleep, hosted by T. J. Holmes; she became its head writer. [8] [9] Although the show was cancelled after 8 months, it was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2013. [9] [10]
In 2015 Belton joined The Root, where she was appointed as managing editor in 2016. [11] She was appointed as its first editor-in-chief.