When she saw a need in her community, Amethyst Davis, 26, didn’t turn away. As traditional newspapers around the country are facing decline, the Harvey native realized there was a local news void in the south suburb and decided to fill it.

       She started the Harvey World Herald, joining the ranks of alternative hyperlocal, independently owned outlets that are changing the media landscape in Chicagoland.

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       Examples include Judith McCray’s podcast “Change Agents,” which brings together emerging journalists of color and community activists and organizations to tell untold stories through a community lens. Sylvia Snowden of CAN TV has made public access television a platform where local leaders, politicians and media figures talk about Chicago issues regularly. And Tiffany Walden and Morgan Johnson of The TRiiBE have been reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago since 2017.