On this episode, Mark talked to Ashton Lattimore, editor-in-chief of Prism, whose editorial goal is to center the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media and treat Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, the LGBTQ+ community and other invisibilized groups as experts on their lived experiences, resilience, and fight for justice.
Ashton talked about what it was like to try to write an editorial
the week of the presidential election, provided examples of the kinds of
stories that Prism covers in the areas of immigration, politics, and racial justice. She also explained how the site covers culture and celebrates triumph.
Lastly, Ashton picked 2 journalism organizations to salute and
offered advice to people who venture back and forth between journalism and other careers, as she did.
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Links
Prism website
Prism Twitter
Ashton Lattimore Twitter
Carolyn Copeland’s article on Betsy Devos’ successor
Tina Vasquez’s story on Who Built the Cages
Prism’s story on brASS Burlesque
Ashton’s recent article on Poynter
Cyd Zeigler, Co-Founder, Outsports.com
Trân Nguyễn , San Jose Spotlight
Alissa Quart, Economic Hardship Reporting Project
Donnell Suggs, Editor-in-Chief, The Atlanta Volce
Wesley Early, Reporter: Alaska Public Media
Jane Wolfe, Author- Burl: Journalism Giant and Medical Trailblazer
Ben Welsh, Visiting Senior Data Journalist at Stanford University
John Vitti: Multi-Platform Sports Editor, Teacher, Founder: Headliners in Education
Alexis Terrazas, Editor-In-Chief, El Tecolote
Katie Hawkins-Gaar: Digital Women Leaders; My Sweet Dumb Brain
Ahmed Ahmed, Nevada Student Journalist of the Year
Anushka De, National Student Journalist of the Year
Erin Perry, Managing Editor of Outlier Media
Mariel Padilla, General Assignment Reporter: The 19th
Nicole Neroulias Gupte, Global Press Journal; Trailing-Spouse.com
James Queally, Crime & Police Reporter, Los Angeles Times
Javeria Salman, Digital News Producer, Staff Writer: The Hechinger Report
Aneri Pattani, Reporter: Kaiser Health News
Jen Maxfield, WNBC-TV Reporter/Author "More After The Break"
Mary C. Curtis, Columnist: Congressional Quarterly Roll Call
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