Ashley Clarke

As the audience engagement editor, Ashley Clarke has helped shape how the Center for Public Integrity reports on impacted communities. Her efforts have resulted in equitable partnerships with local newsrooms, particularly those serving communities of color, including a year-long partnership confronting threats to Black homeownership in Washington, D.C., with the Washington Informer.

She’s also taken the role of an investigative journalist and produced coverage leading to the reform of a D.C. housing program. Clarke’s interest in thoughtful, inclusive storytelling began as a child in Baltimore, understanding that “people will tell your story wrong if you’re not in the room.”