Black Candidates, BIPOC Media: Making Coverage Complex - and Better -
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New York City will likely elect its second African American mayor in November. Eric Adams, currently the Brooklyn Borough President, was declared the winner of the Democratic primary in July. A former police officer who was himself beaten by the cops as a teenager, Adams campaigned against police brutality while positioning himself as a law and order candidate. Though much of the mainstream media has attempted to simplify Adams' story, he's a complex candidate who isn't easily boxed in. What are the national implications of all this? In this episode, a co-production of The Laura Flanders Show and URL Media, co-hosts Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax-Reese interview guests about covering Black candidates as Black and Brown media. Plus: reflections from Laura on the January 6th Capitol insurrection hearings and why it matters whom we hear from in the media. Guests Sara Lomax-Reese, President & CEO, WURD Radio Philadelphia and Co-Founder of URL Media (guest host); S. Mitra Kalita, Founder, Epicenter-NYC and Co-Founder, URL Media (guest host); Charles Ellison, Host, Reality Check with Charles Ellison on WURD Radio Philadelphia ; Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, former New York City Council Member; Felipe De La Hoz, Independent Journalist, Election Reporter for URL Media.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 218

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