Joseph Williams

Currently writing long-form articles for Counter Narrative Project, a nonprofit dedicated to lifting up Black gay men. Articles include a profile of MSNBC journalist Jonathan Capehart and a Q-and-A with Dr. Hyman Scott, a proponent of universal access to PrEP, a drug proven to prevent transmission of HIV.

Color Of Change is the nation's largest online civil rights organization, with 1 million active members. As Senior Managing Editor, responsibilities include creating a 6-member Editorial Team to edit all written communications to members, including fundraising emails, petitions and calls to action, as well as letters to Congress. Also launched a monthly themed newsletter to foster engagement with members by providing behind-the-scenes information about COC, as well as news about ongoing issues and campaigns.

Editor-writer covering the White House and national politics, including the 2016 presidential elction. Duties include writing, editing and analyzing spot news -- including whether Donald Trump actually has silent support, the NRA’s difficult position after the Dallas shootings and a split between Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama over foreign policy issues -- as well as writing longer enterprise stories for The Report.newsletter on issues like Republican state-level tax policies and a racial divide between African American liberals and white progressives. Previously curated the Washington Whispers blog and twice-daily news digest.

Specialized in covering White House domestic policy, producing breaking news and enterprise stories for web and print editions. Beat included the nexus of race and national politics. Was an in-demand political analyst, with consistent appearances on MSNBC's flagship programs - Hardball with Chris Matthews, Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd and Martin Bashir Live - and Current TV, CNN and NPR. Other Politico assignments included White House bureau chief and deputy White House editor.

led a seven-reporter bureau helping edit the package of stories that won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. traveled with barack obama’s 2008 presidential campaign for his historic atlanta speech at Martin luther King Jr’s old pulpit. Produced stories during the primaries: an analysis of obama’s strategy for white and black voters; the explosive contro- versy over The Rev. Jeremiah Wright; and the bitter delegate fight between Obama and Hillary clinton. edited and wrote stories during the republican and democratic national conventions, such as the “changing of the guard” between old and new black political leaders. covered Obama’s inauguration, his first news conferences, and his national urban agenda. Reported or edited major breaking-news stories including: presidential speeches, the house vote to rescue wall street, the nomination of Justice sonia sotomayor and the “beer summit” between obama, a black professor and a white policeman. edited numerous other national stories including the seating of an interim replacement for the late sen. edward M. Kennedy, the sharp increase in college-educated people enlisting in the us military, and the 2007 massacre on the Virginia tech campus.

Coordinated the star tribune’s local news operation of 80 journalists, editors designers and photographers. as the top local editor, helped defuse community tensions during a heated, racially tinged police brutality case in 2004. selected top local news stories for the daily front page and local section; supervised investigative and enterprise stories; did hiring, promotions and budget management; and developed a highly specialized local news section.

Supervised and edited the Globe’s features department, leading a 10-reporter staff and managing page design and layout. Expanded range of stories to include weightier news features: profiling a UN weapons inspector during the 2002 Iraq War debate; exploring the culture of glam-rock music fans who died in a massive Providence, R.I. nightclub fire; and analyzing that images of Iraqis and soldiers pulling down Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad would visu- ally define the end of his dictatorship.