Daniel Wine is a producer and writer for CNN’s Audience Strategy and Newsletters team, crafting the 5 Things PM and Sunday newsletter editions. He is passionate about connecting powerful storytelling and journalism with audiences across all platforms.

A self-described news and media junkie, Daniel starts his day with cold brew coffee and several email newsletters. He helped launch the evening edition of CNN’s flagship 5 Things newsletter, which he writes, in addition to co-writing the Sunday edition of 5 Things.

Before joining CNN in 2021, Daniel worked as digital manager for an Atlanta TV station and served in a variety of writing and editing roles at newspapers in Florida and North Carolina. He was part of the Orlando Sentinel team that was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Breaking News coverage of the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016.

Daniel grew up in Virginia and started his journalism career at the University of Florida where, as a student journalist, he covered the Danny Rolling murders in Gainesville, Florida. After graduating from UF, he was an intern at the Los Angeles Times in the immediate aftermath of the Rodney King verdict and riots that rocked the city.

He remains a loyal Gators fan and returns to campus now and then to catch a football or basketball game. Outside of work, Daniel enjoys playing tennis and pickleball and watching indie movies, and he and his husband like to try new restaurants and travel whenever possible.