Journalism needs more leaders like Daisy Bates, fewer like Jeff Bezos

By: Andrew DeMillo

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: February 15, 2026

Words: 628

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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There are many striking features of the 10 ½-foot-tall statue of civil rights leader Daisy Bates that now stands in the U.S. Capitol. The statue’s details each tell an important part of Bates’ life story, down to the NAACP button on her lapel.

But there were two things that struck me most the first time I saw the bronze statue on a tour of the Capitol. One was the rolled up newspaper she held …

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