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Westword / Lori Lizarraga / Mar 29, 2021
“Managers reviewing my piece told me I was not allowed to describe the young man in my story — or anyone else for that matter — as ‘undocumented’ while at 9News. Instead, I was instructed to use ‘here illegally’ or ‘illegally in the country.’ For two years, I explained that I was not comfortable with that verbiage and how it could discourage my community from this platform. For two years, my managers repeated the 9News guidelines.”
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