After a journalism career spanning more than four decades — nearly a third of which was spent at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — David Haynes has retired, the longtime editor announced in a column published Dec. 15, his last day.
During his tenure with the Milwaukee newspaper, he has served as education editor, enterprise editor, business editor, opinion editor, Ideas Lab editor and community engagement coordinator. He founded Monday Business in 1995 and the Ideas Lab, which blended opinion and commentary with solutions journalism, in 2017.
Before joining the Journal Sentinel, Haynes worked as Sunday editor for the Lowell (Mass.) Sun and as a reporter and features editor for the Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism and U.S. history from Indiana University, where he served as editor of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper.
In his farewell column, Haynes looked back on his career, reflected on the threats facing local journalism, encouraged readers to support newspapers and lauded his colleagues.
