Mina Haq is a consultant with PEN America’s journalism and disinformation program. She came to PEN after six years at The Washington Post, where she worked as a curation editor on the apps and homepage team during some of the defining stories of the past decade, such as the coronavirus pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection. On the curation team, she helped with the launch of The Post’s flagship morning briefing, The 7, wrote breaking news alerts and built special collections for events such as the Summer Olympics. During her time on The Post’s copy desk, she edited breaking news and investigative pieces while training fellow editors on headline-writing and search engine optimization. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in journalism.
Mina Haq
Consultant, Journalism and Disinformation
Articles by Mina Haq
Is fear around AI overblown? Here’s what worries experts, according to a Wall Street Journal reporter.
Deepa Seetharaman discusses AI-generated disinformation, the declining trust in institutions, and whether the fear around AI is overblown.
Disinformation is often about power and fear of losing it, expert says
We talked to Rachel Kuo about how disinformation spreads among identity groups and what people can do to spread accurate information.
Media defense lawyers on their biggest fears during a Trump term, how journalists can defend themselves and why they still have hope
Media lawyers Laura Handman and Rob Balin discuss the onslaught of attacks they expect the press to face in the coming months and years.
