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Chicago mayor isn’t wrong about the diversity crisis in city’s newsrooms

  • By Deborah Douglas
  • May 25, 2021

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to grant one-on-one interviews to journalists of color conjures my own thoughts about the.

News and Opinion, Opinion

Journalism failed the young editors and staffers at The Daily Northwestern–not the other way around

  • By Deborah Douglas
  • November 19, 2019

Too easy. That’s how fast the anger and confusion came from those who reacted negatively to the apology offered.

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