By Chris B. Bennett, The Seattle Medium

Recently, I was privy to a community conversation about bias, racism, and the demonization of Black folks by the media. This is not a new topic of conversation in our community, and one that I usually steer away from for a couple of reasons. One, most of the media outlets in question have shown you time and time again that they are not your friend. Two, it’s not worth my time or energy to provide a comparison between our media outlets (The Seattle Medium and its print, digital, and broadcast affiliates) and other media outlets in the area. And third, there is a growing number of media outlets that rely on sensationalism and political bias to engage loyalists—who evangelize their positions—and one-time news consumers who, in general, do not get their

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