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The Chicago Reader’s transition to nonprofit status has stalled amidst controversy over editorial control, after one of the alt-weekly’s owners wrote an essay questioning the rush to vaccinate children against COVID-19. The Reader hired fact-checkers, which led to concerns over censorship and a monthslong stalemate.
Reset checks in with an independent journalist to learn more about the situation and what’s next for the publication.
GUEST: Mark Jacob, Chicago-based independent journalist