Taryn Finley
Senior Culture Reporter/Black Voices Editor
- Role
- Senior Culture Reporter Black Voices Editor at Huffpost
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Taryn Finley
Taryn Finley is a Brooklyn-based journalist, host and producer who highlights stories that intersect race and culture. As HuffPost\'s Black Voices editor and senior culture reporter, the Dayton, Ohio native creates content that informs, empowers and amplifies Black audiences, especially Black women. She is also the co-host of \"Listen To Black Women,\" a series by MadameNoire exploring the nuanced experiences of Black women. For the past decade, Taryn has produced written, visual and audible works that resonate with the pulse of the culture and speaks to the multifaceted range of the Black experience. She has dedicated her career to conveying the truth through storytelling and giving a platform so that those who are most underrepresented can lift their voices. She\'s also contributed to the New York Times and has previously worked at The Root, Essence, NBC and Radio One.
Experience
Senior Culture Reporter Black Voices Editor
Feb 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US
Pitch, report and write enterprise stories and features of and related to Black culture, news and entertainment, including one on one celebrity interviews, deep dives on cultural and historical phenomena and reported essays on trending and relevant news and conversations. · Produce, script and conduct on-camera interviews and original video content. · Manage teams for special projects and tentpole events including Black History Month, award shows and anniversaries. · Created and launched weekly interview series “I Run This,” highlighting Black women in culture and entertainment including Tracee Ellis Ross, Danai Gurira and Gabrielle Union. · Regularly collaborate with teams across the newsroom - including video, audio, art and public relations - to plan and execute editorial goals for news. · Serve as a brand ambassador for HuffPost at live events and conferences and on social media. · Curate, write and send the weekly Black Voices newsletter (average open rate of 30 percent) to more than subscribers. Hosted, produced and conducted talent outreach for “And That’s That,” HuffPost’s only weekly Black news and culture podcast for two seasons
Education
Columbia University in the City of New York
Master's of Science in Digital Media
2014 — 2015
Howard University
Bachelor's of Arts in Communications
2010 — 2014
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