Lori Lightfoot’s polarizing move: Why White reporters need not apply

Every journalist knows that public officials play favorites with interviews.

It’s an unspoken ritual, a game that Democrats and Republicans play with equal fervor.

If you’re generally sympathetic, you’re more likely to score the sit-down. The same is true if you’re ideologically aligned.

But if you’re often critical of the politician and the policies, somehow there’s never enough time in the schedule. This can even extend to who gets called on at news conferences, as Andrew Cuomo…