A plea to keep the Reader, a Chicago institution, alive.
Will the Chicago Reader, Chicago’s ground-breaking alternative newspaper become the latest victim of woke cancellation?
That seems possible, according to veteran Chicago journalist Mark Jacob, writing in a Chicago Sun-Times op-ed. He explains how a plan to keep the Reader alive is jeopardized by a spat over an article that challenges the wisdom of Covid masking.
Read “Some free advice to rescue the Chicago Reader: Let’s not make this current dispute personal. The Reader is an important voice, especially for journalists of color and other often-marginalized groups.”
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