Author: Charles Jefferson

Local news outlets could see boost from federal spending bill that targets community journalism for the first time

By Media News, Midwest, , , , , ,

Heidi Randhava, a reporter and advertising manager for the Evanston Roundtable, a hyper-local digital media publication in the lakefront city of Evanston north of Chicago, calls herself a “cheerleader” for local news.  “Even if you tune into CNN, or listen to local officials, being a consumer of local news is the best way in which…

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Chicago mayor gives Black, brown journalists preference in one-on-one interviews marking her first two years in office

By Media News, Midwest, News and Opinion

Halfway through her first term, Chicago’s Black mayor told reporters that she would give preference to Black and brown journalists doing two-year anniversary pieces, declining interviews with some white political reporters in the city. The blowback to the policy was immediate for the first-time mayor, although criticism came predominantly from white reporters and the white…

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