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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot confirmed on Wednesday that one-on-one interviews marking the two-year anniversary of her inauguration will only be given to journalists of color.
Lightfoot, who confirmed the decision in a statement and on social media, argued that Chicago news outlets are predominantly white, and as such, the coverage of her administration has been adversely affected. The confirmation followed a Tuesday tweet from NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern that claimed Lightfoot was only granting interviews to Black or Brown journalists. By now, you may have heard the news that on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of my inauguration as Mayor of this great City, I will be exclusively providing one-on-one interviews with journalists of color, the mayor said in a letter obtained by the
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