Experience

Prism

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor-in-Chief

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  At Prism, I'm the leader of a national nonprofit newsroom with a 100% WOC staff covering today's most pressing social justice issues, centered on communities of color, women, and LGBTQ+ people. In my role as EIC, I oversee the editorial, operations, and audience departments and collaborate with development to establish organizational and editorial strategy, priorities, and budgets. Prism reached 6 million people in our first two years of publishing, with stories widely republished in outlets like Bitch Media, Truthout, Scalawag Magazine, and TheGrio. As head of the newsroom, I assign and edit news coverage, enterprise and investigative reporting, commentary, and analysis and oversee the growth of our freelance program dedicated to amplifying diverse voices, which has published news stories, op-eds, and essays by more than 80 BIPOC and LGBTQ+ writers. I've also collaborated with reporters to conceptualize and execute special projects and series on subjects like gendered violence and mass incarceration, sex positivity and the arts, and more, which involves commissioning guest editors, freelance writers, photographers, and illustrators. I also serve as Prism's public face and voice, representing and promoting the brand on TV, radio, podcasts, at conferences, and in trade publications like CJR and Nieman Lab. I've also spearheaded Prism's participation in industry programs including the Texas Tribune Revenue Lab’s Live Events Bootcamp, and the Facebook Journalism Project’s Sustainability Accelerator, which have expanded our capacity for event production and revenue generation. Show less

• Managing Editor

  • Nov 2019 - Jul 2020

  Built and managed Prism's founding newsroom of one senior editor, four staff reporters, and two contributing writers. Launched new coverage areas including gender justice and workers' rights, and collaborated with former Executive Director to secure $2 million in dedicated funding. Collaborated with Operations team and external developers to design and launch Prism's website.



Ashton R. Lattimore

• Freelance Writer

  • 2018 - Present

  Bylines at the Washington Post, Slate, CNN, and elsewhere. Bylines at the Washington Post, Slate, CNN, and elsewhere.



University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Writer & Managing Editor

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2019

  Managed editorial calendar, production, and editing for all Penn Law news and special publications; collaborated with social media manager to promote stories. Planned, wrote, and edited the only issue of annual Advances in Research magazine to feature research by majority women and BIPOC faculty. Assigned and edited news stories by student reporters. Managed editorial calendar, production, and editing for all Penn Law news and special publications; collaborated with social media manager to promote stories. Planned, wrote, and edited the only issue of annual Advances in Research magazine to feature research by majority women and BIPOC faculty. Assigned and edited news stories by student reporters.



Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Litigation Associate

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2018



Ropes & Gray LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Litigation Associate

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2017



U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

• Boston, MA

• Judicial Law Clerk to Chief Judge Patti B. Saris

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2014



NewsOne.com

• New York, NY

• Lead Editor

  • May 2009 - Jul 2010

  Reported, wrote, and edited news and opinion for digital media outlet focused on Black audiences. Developed and executed strategy to increase website traffic and visibility. Recruited and trained freelance writers and interns. Represented NewsOne weekly on nationally broadcast radio show hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton. Reported, wrote, and edited news and opinion for digital media outlet focused on Black audiences. Developed and executed strategy to increase website traffic and visibility. Recruited and trained freelance writers and interns. Represented NewsOne weekly on nationally broadcast radio show hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton.