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Co-founder + Executive Editor @BlockClubChi 📰 Former flames @DNAinfoChi @BeaconNews 🔥 Mom. I-L-L fan. The future of news is local. stephanie@blockclubchi.org
Aug 9, 2021 24 tweets 15 min read
FACT CHECK: Int’l news sites, national pundits, blue-check influencers + police depts reported Chicago police officer Ella French, killed in the line of duty, left behind a 2-month-old baby.

Why didn’t local Chicago newsrooms report that?

Because it wasn’t true. 👇 The @DailyMail, @DailyMirror + @TheSun — international media w/ huge audiences + reach — state Chicago police officer Ella French was mom to a 2-month-old baby.

The Mail + Mirror don’t cite a source. The Sun cites unnamed reports.

The Daily Mail’s story alone shared 6K+ times.
Mar 7, 2019 23 tweets 11 min read
THREAD 👇: On Editorial Boards and Transparency

In Chicago today, a key city committee is set to vote on Lincoln Yards, a controversial $6 billion
development.

This week, Crain’s @crainschicago published an editorial in support of it:
chicagobusiness.com/opinion/about-… It was written by the “Crain’s Editorial Board.”

Which got me thinking: Who is on the @CrainsChicago Editorial Board?