Frequency | Monthly |
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Year founded | 1972 |
Company | Community Renewal Society |
Country | United States |
Based in | Chicago, Illinois |
Language | English |
Website | www |
ISSN | 0300-6921 |
The Chicago Reporter is a monthly periodical based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded in 1972, it covers poverty and race issues.It was founded by John A. McDermott, who sought to create "the nation's first publication devoted to analyzing and investigating local racial issues." In 1974, its yearly budget was $120,000, most of which was paid by the Ford Foundation.The Chicago Reporter won recognition for reporting on the Chicago Fire Department's under-reporting fire deaths in poor and minority neighborhoods.