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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed she will only grant interviews to journalists of color as she reaches her two-year anniversary in office. Naturally, the announcement came just one day after her Monday appearance with white journalist Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC.
The announcement sparked controversy, to which Lightfoot defended her racist actions on Twitter: “I ran to break up the status quo that was failing so many. That isn’t just in City Hall. It’s a shame that in 2021, the City Hall press corps is overwhelmingly White in a city where more than half of the city identifies as Black, Latino, AAPI or Native American.”
“Diversity and inclusion is imperative across all institutions including media. In order to progress we must change” she added in a follow-up tweet. Someone should explain to her what the word “inclusion” means.
Her Wednesday Twitter rant about why she is being discriminated in order to be inclusive continued: “This is exactly why I’m being intentional about prioritizing media requests from POC reporters on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of my inauguration as mayor of this great city.”
She goes on. “This is an imbalance that needs to change. Chicago is a world-class city. Our local media should reflect the multiple cultures that comprise it.”
Not done yet! “We must be intentional about doing better. I believed that when running for office. I stand on this belief now. It’s time for the newsrooms to do better and build teams that reflect the make-up of our city” she tweeted.
I am a Latino reporter @chicagotribune whose interview request was granted for today. However, I asked the mayor’s office to lift its condition on others and when they said no, we respectfully canceled. Politicians don’t get to choose who covers them. https://t.co/YMW8M8ZgJm
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) May 19, 2021
One brave Latino reporter had the gall to stand up to her. Gregory Pratt tweeted, “I am a Latino reporter @chicagotribune whose interview request was granted for today. However, I asked the mayor’s office to lift its condition on others and when they said no, we respectfully canceled. Politicians don’t get to choose who covers them.”
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed she will only grant interviews to journalists of color as she reaches her two-year anniversary in office. Naturally, the announcement came just one day after her Monday appearance with white journalist Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC.
The announcement sparked controversy, to which Lightfoot defended her racist actions on Twitter: “I ran to break up the status quo that was failing so many. That isn’t just in City Hall. It’s a shame that in 2021, the City Hall press corps is overwhelmingly White in a city where more than half of the city identifies as Black, Latino, AAPI or Native American.”
“Diversity and inclusion is imperative across all institutions including media. In order to progress we must change” she added in a follow-up tweet. Someone should explain to her what the word “inclusion” means.
Her Wednesday Twitter rant about why she is being discriminated in order to be inclusive continued: “This is exactly why I’m being intentional about prioritizing media requests from POC reporters on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of my inauguration as mayor of this great city.”
She goes on. “This is an imbalance that needs to change. Chicago is a world-class city. Our local media should reflect the multiple cultures that comprise it.”
Not done yet! “We must be intentional about doing better. I believed that when running for office. I stand on this belief now. It’s time for the newsrooms to do better and build teams that reflect the make-up of our city” she tweeted.
I am a Latino reporter @chicagotribune whose interview request was granted for today. However, I asked the mayor’s office to lift its condition on others and when they said no, we respectfully canceled. Politicians don’t get to choose who covers them. https://t.co/YMW8M8ZgJm
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) May 19, 2021
One brave Latino reporter had the gall to stand up to her. Gregory Pratt tweeted, “I am a Latino reporter @chicagotribune whose interview request was granted for today. However, I asked the mayor’s office to lift its condition on others and when they said no, we respectfully canceled. Politicians don’t get to choose who covers them.”