Clarence Page: Mayor Lightfoot’s call out for media diversity didn’t have to look like a stunt
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has raised a ruckus by announcing that she would only give one-on-one interviews on the two-year anniversary of her term to journalists of color, noting that the City Hall press corps is “overwhelmingly white” in a city that’s much more diverse.
As a journalist of color who has been writing for the Chicago Tribune for most of the past half-century, I say, thanks for the shoutout, Madam
