Reporters Talk Schools And Journalism In The Age Of Rahm

• Thom Clark
• Ben Joravsky, Linda Lutton, Lauren FitzPatrick, Sarah Karp, and Mick Dumke talk schools and politics at the Hideout.

This week’s First Tuesdays show at the Hideout (sensational, as always) should be required viewing for any man or woman foolish enough—I mean passionate enough—to want to pursue a career in journalism.

Not even Karen Lewis packed the place like that. Thank you, one and all.

And don’t get any of us started on the folly of FOIA requests.

The bottom line is that press-reporter relations have gotten so bad under Mayor Emanuel that everyone was ruing for the glory days of Peter Cunningham, press secretary under Arne Duncan.

And, wouldn’t you know, when we turned it over to the audience, the first question was: Do you think Karen’s gonna run against Rahm?

See you at our next First Tuesdays—on September 2!