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Lara Witt

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(She/They)
  • Editorial Director, Prism
Philadelphia
As seen in: Prism, Medium, New York Daily News, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Teen Vogue, The Express Tribune, Truthout, Truthdig, In These Times, The Real News and
Editorial Director @prismreports | prev: @WearYourVoice | writer | anarcha-feminist | lara@prismreports.org | (they/she)

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Lara (she/they) is an award-winning writer and editor. Their journalism career started at the Philadelphia CityPaper and the Philadelphia Daily News. Lara also freelanced for national publications like Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and Teen Vogue before joining Wear Your Voice magazine as an editor and reshaping the publication to focus on pop culture and politics through a radical lens centering the voices of LGBTQIA+ Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). As the Editorial Director of Prism,…

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Lara Witt is a contributor for Teen Vogue. Read Lara Witt's bio and get the latest news stories and articles.…

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Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News bylines

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City Desk news coverage for the Philly Daily News

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It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism – Scalawag

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By Lara Witt Verified, Maya Schenwar Verified
| Scalawag Verified
This article was co-published by Prism and Truthout. On Nov. 3, Condé Nast announced that it was folding Teen Vogue into Vogue, thus laying off most of Teen Vogue's staff.
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The Right funds its media. Can progressive philanthropy meet the moment?

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By Lara Witt Verified, Maya Schenwar Verified
| The Real News Verified
This story was originally published on Truthout on Nov. 19, 2025. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. On Nov. 3, Condé Nast announced that it was folding Teen Vogue into Vogue, thus laying off most of Teen Vogue’s staff.
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Fundraisers for Palestinian liberation: We owe Palestinians our money and support

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By Lara Witt Verified
| Prism Verified
For those of us outside of Gaza, we are witnessing the U.S.-backed, Israeli-imposed mass starvation and famine of Palestinians in Gaza. Prism has published dispatches from Gaza detailing how journalists have had to sell their cameras and entire photo archives to survive and feed their children. As of yesterday, 154 people in Gaza have died of starvation. One writer details how starvation has weakened their bodies and fueled depression.
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