The Word Out
Courageous reporting from Minnesota and Iran. Plus: tone-deafness at the Tribune; spit hoods in Seattle.
For more than a month, Minnesota has been at the center of a national immigration enforcement storm. For more than a month, Minnesota has been at the center of a national immigration enforcement storm. This week’s first laurels go to all the local reporters who have risen to meet this unprecedented moment with extraordinary clarity and resolve.
In recent columns, I have highlighted the important work of the Minnesota Star Tribune, the biggest news organization in the state, and the Minnesota Reformer, a nonprofit newsroom with only five full-time staffers, which published the first bystander video of Renee Good’s shooting. I want to draw attention to a few other outlets, large and small, that are likewise working tirelessly in an often hostile environment to provide independent, accurate, real-time information.
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