“16 Shots,” WBEZ’s new podcast with the Chicago Tribune about the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, launched on August 29. That day, the Tribune also published a story from a selective and controlled 40-minute interview with Jason Van Dyke, the police officer charged with murdering McDonald, who was later threatened with contempt for speaking with the press.
“The interview came in the night before we were putting the podcast out,” says “16 Shots” host Jenn White, who previously helmed her station’s “Making Obama” and “Making Oprah” podcasts. “It was a very late night, early morning for some people.”
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“16 Shots,” which combines investigative reporting with…
