A ‘mouthy black lesbian feminist’ is one of Chicago’s most influential media leaders
Chicago Media Talks
English - June 15, 2021 00:57 - 25 minutes - 23 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsNews chicago journalist media press public illinois journalism lightfoot meyerson news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Karen Hawkins—self-described “recovering mainstream media reporter and editor”— is doing a terrible job of recovering: She’s now co-publisher of the Chicago Reader, the founder of Rebellious Magazine, and a leader of the upstart Chicago Independent Media Alliance. She joins hosts Sheila Solomon and Charlie Meyerson to survey Chicago’s 21st-century media landscape.