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I’m a community journalist in New York City. Here’s why Mamdani’s ‘influencer presser’ stung.

Poynter · Taylor Jung · last updated

This article was copublished in collaboration with Epicenter NYC.

On the evening of Jan. 6, members of the press received Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s public schedule for the following day. Mamdani was slated to host his first “new media press conference.” It stated that the event would be “invited press only.”

We journalists who work for community news outlets weren’t part of that list. We’ve had difficulty getting in touch with Mamdani’s team since before he took office.

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