Matthew T. Hall

Editorial & Opinion Director at The San Diego Union-Tribune

Matthew T. Hall has worked at the Union-Tribune since 2001 and serves as president-elect of the Society of Professional Journalists. He manages the Ideas and Opinion section, writing and editing editorials and overseeing commentary. He previously managed the newsroom’s social media, compiled its Essential California newsletter and created a blog called “The Conversation.” Before that, he was a metro columnist and a reporter. He has been named blogger, feature writer and critic of the year by the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and blogger and columnist of the year by the San Diego Press Club. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire and has worked at other newspapers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and California. He is a Red Sox fan, past president of the San Diego chapter of SPJ and a proud winner of its Herbert Lockwood “Woody” Award for humor writing. He is married to a fellow journalist, and they have two daughters. He’s probably on Twitter right now at @SDuncovered, where he’ll gladly answer your tweet.

Timeline

  • Editorial & Opinion Director

    Current role

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