Today, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot signed an Executive Order designating that City of Chicago departments allocate at least 50 percent of their annual advertising spending to community media outlets. More than 153 languages are spoken in households citywide, in addition to other diversity factors.
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Yazmin Dominguez
You may think you know Chicago’s independent media industry, but few people know its ins and outs quite like the Reader’s media partnerships coordinator Yazmin Dominguez—and she’s still just getting started! Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Yazmin graduated from Huntley High School before earning her bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in community service […]
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40+ Chicago Media Outlets Launch Joint Fundraiser
43 independent Chicago media outlets have joined forces to raise funds in a monthlong campaign in May. The for-profit and nonprofit organizations represent a wide cross-section of authentic community media in the city and nearby suburbs. Give at savechicagomedia.org.