Akoto Ofori-Atta

CTL-E-3390 · Person · journalist · 2010–present

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Journalist; co-founder and chief audience officer of the nonprofit news organization Capital B (launched 2022); previously managing editor of The Trace and senior editor at Essence; met co-founder Lauren Williams at The Root in 2010.

Relationships

Capital B — affiliated with
Akoto Ofori-Atta is Capital B's chief audience officer.
Lauren Williams — collaborated with
Ofori-Atta and Williams met at The Root in 2010 and began conceptualizing together the newsroom that became Capital B.

Referenced by

Capital B — founded by → this record
Lauren Williams — related to → this record
The Trace — wrote for → this record

Sources

Editor & Publisher — 'Boosting Black journalism and the communities they serve'
Digiday Podcast — 'Why Lauren Williams left Vox to create news nonprofit Capital B' (2022)

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