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<> on April 13, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Gregory Pratt, a Latino reporter for the Chicago Tribune, is pushing back against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s recent reported decision to not provide white journalists with one-on-one interviews.
Pratt responded to a tweet from a NBC 5 reporter Mary Ann Ahern that said, “As [Lightfoot] reaches her two year midway point as mayor, her spokeswoman says Lightfoot is granting 1 on 1 interviews – only to Black or Brown journalists.”
Pratt responded, “I am a Latino reporter [at Chicago Tribune] 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.” 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
Ahern told The Hill , “Absolutely, they told me only Black and brown journalists are getting one-on-one interviews.”
She said that she was first informed of the policy by Lightfoot’s communications director, Kate LeFurgy, on Tuesday.
“[LeFurgy] said three out of six reporters covering City Hall are people of color and not a single one is a woman of color, while white reporters get the vast majority of access all year long,” Ahern said.
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“I think it’s outrageous for an elected official to choose who will ask questions,” Ahern added. “And it’s even more outrageous when it’s based on the color of their skin.”
As reported by The Daily Wire, local reporters began confirming the alleged racial requirement of Lightfoot’s office after Ahern’s original tweet.Chicago PBS news anchor Paris Schultz responded: “I was told the same thing.” As @chicagosmayor reaches her two year midway point as mayor, her spokeswoman says Lightfoot is granting 1 on 1 interviews – only to Black or Brown journalists pic.twitter.com/PAUsacD9Gj — Mary Ann Ahern (@MaryAnnAhernNBC) May 18, 2021 Australian political commentator Rita Panahi responded to […]
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