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In a political climate in which communities of color are making the news, MPR News host Tom Weber and co-host Doualy Xaykaothao spoke with three reporters about the role of ethnic media: 

 the editor of Twin Cities Daily Planet, and 

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Ethnic media plays a crucial role in providing a platform for communities that feel threatened by the current administration and misrepresented by mainstream outlets.

In a political climate in which communities of color are making the news, MPR News host Tom Weber and co-host Doualy Xaykaothao spoke with three reporters about the role of ethnic media. Chonburi Lee is a reporter with 3HmongTV, Cristeta Boarini is the editor of Daily Planet, and Ibrahim Hirsi is a staff writer for MinnPost.

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