The Trace

CTL-E-4217 · Publication · other · 2015-present

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Nonprofit news outlet where Akoto Ofori-Atta was managing editor before co-founding Capital B.

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Akoto Ofori-Atta — wrote for
Akoto Ofori-Atta was managing editor at The Trace, responsible for partnerships, special projects, and editorial operations, before co-founding Capital B.

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Digiday - Why Lauren Williams left Vox to create news nonprofit Capital B (2022-02-08)
Digiday - Why Lauren Williams left Vox to create news nonprofit Capital B (2022-02-08)
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Record CTL-E-4217 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 3 sources · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: RELP-001.
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