“I have been struck since my first day on the campaign trail back in 2018 by the overwhelming whiteness and maleness of Chicago media outlets, editorial boards, the political press corps, and yes, the City Hall press corps specifically,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a two-page letter dated May 19 that was sent to the major news outlets in the city to explain her decision to offer Black and Brown journalists a rare interview opportunity.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to “exclusively” provide one-on-one interviews to journalists of color ahead of her two-year anniversary set off a firestorm on Twitter, and in the city’s newsrooms.