Local Journalism Is Aiive Too Good Jeopardy The Rapper Buys Chicagoist, Promises To Investigate Rahm Emanuel

From Reason:

"And Rahm, you lot done, I'm expectin' resignation..."

Chancelor Bennett, known past times his phase name, Chance the Rapper, of late announced that he is the proud novel possessor of Chicagoist. The purchase was announced inward "I Need Security," i of four novel songs that he released slow Midweek evening.

Chicagoist was business office of the local tidings empire that started alongside New York City's Gothamist, founded inward 2003. The grouping of sites was purchased past times billionaire Joe Ricketts inward 2017, who shuttered the suite subsequently the same twelvemonth after employees voted to unionize. The closure affected 115 journalists, including those who worked for Chicagoist, DCist, LAist, in addition to like metropolis publications. Three of the publications affected—Gothamist, DCist, in addition to LAist—were relaunched inward February past times New York world radio station WNYC.

According to Gothamist, Chance's Social Media LLC purchased the Chicagoist website from WNYC.

"I'm extremely excited to live on continuing the travel of the Chicagoist, an integral local platform for Chicago news, events in addition to entertainment. WNYC's commitment to finding homes for the -ist brands, including Chicagoist, was an essential business office of continuing the legacy in addition to integrity of the site. I aspect frontward to re-launching it in addition to bringing the people of Chicago an independent media outlet focused on amplifying various voices in addition to content," he reportedly said inward a statement. Or equally he rapped inward vocal form, "I bought the Chicagoist but to run you lot racist bitches out of business."

It would seem that Chance is already getting into the investigative spirit alongside a laid of lyrics directed to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel:...MORE