Jamil Smith (journalist)

Biography

Jamil Smith (born September 23, 1975) is an American print and television journalist. After working as an essayist at the Los Angeles Times, he became the editor-in-chief of The Emancipator in November 2023. His reporting and commentary deal with a range of political and cultural topics, including race, gender, national politics, and pop culture. He has been a senior editor at The New Republic, and a senior national correspondent at MTV News, a senior writer for Rolling Stone magazine, and a senior correspondent at Vox. While a television segment producer for NFL Films, Smith won three Sports Emmy Awards, in 2006, 2009, and 2010. He has also served as a producer for The Rachel Maddow Show and Melissa Harris-Perry.

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