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Chicago Mayor Is Stirring Controversy With Selective Interviews

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is under fire after limiting media interviews only to people of color to cover her two-year anniversary in office.

A reporter for NBC's Chicago affiliate, Mary Ann Ahern, tweeted about the move stating Lightfoot's office said, "only Black and brown journalists are getting one-on-one interviews."

Democrat Lightfoot, who is black, defended the move by saying she has been struck by the "overwhelming whiteness and maleness" of Chicago media outlets.

One “Chicago Tribune” journalist has turned down a scheduled interview in protest with many others criticizing the policy.

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists said while it is important to address newsroom inequalities, "NAHJ does not condone restricting press access based on a journalist's race/ethnicity.

Any action that threatens the cornerstone of our democracy and First Amendment rights is unacceptable."

(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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