Charles Preston/CPJ Guest Blogger
Charles Preston is an activist, community organizer, and journalist based in Chicago. He most recently profiled Zachary Stoner for the Chicago Defender.
With Zack Stoner’s killing, Chicago loses vital voice covering overlooked community
I weighed the possibility of being killed for writing this. Seriously. I know that shedding light on or speaking about particular persons and issues can increase the likelihood of being murdered, especially in Chicago. To some this may seem like hyperbole or another introduction to a hit-piece on the city’s violence, exaggerating statistics and depicting…