Project ManagerSolutions Journalism Network
Ashley Hopkinson is an award-winning journalist, newsroom entrepreneur and leader dedicated to excellent storytelling. Ashley is currently the Health Equity Initiative Manager for The Solutions Journalism Network where she oversees five U.S. newsrooms’ public health coverage. Ashley also leads SJN’s first Journalists of Color fellowship dedicated to supporting emerging media leaders of color. Prior to joining SJN, Ashley served as a reporter and editor for 15 years amplifying social issues including health, education, social justice and immigration. In 2019, she became the founding editor for The American South, USA TODAY’s first regional vertical, distributed in 30 publications. Ashley also held key leadership roles as a Senior Editor for The Desert Sun and as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism at Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism. In 2021, Ashley earned the prestigious Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for editing on a grand prize series.