New York Mag fires Mamdani-loving writer Ross – Business News
New York Magazine has fired lefty political writer Ross Barkan, one of the most important boosters of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in NYC journalism, for ripping off different authors’ work a surprising 67 instances.
Prior to turning into mayor, Mamdani served as marketing campaign supervisor for Barkan’s failed state senate marketing campaign, a reality the writer ceaselessly talked about on his Substack and different platforms.
New York Magazine – which lately got here beneath fire for an anti-Israel cowl story – launched a review of Barkan’s work after a Washington Post reporter seen hanging similarities between the lead of one of his tales and the lead Barkan wrote about the identical subject in May.
New York Magazine launched a review of Barkan’s work after a Washington Post reporter seen hanging similarities between the lead of one of his tales and the lead Barkan wrote about the identical subject in May.
New York Magazine stated in a assertion to The Post that it discovered 67 Barkan columns “that did not include proper attribution of language, information and/or sourcing.”
The publication stated it was updating these items with correct attribution and is “committed to addressing any other instances that come to light.”
“Upon conclusion of the review, we have determined that we will no longer publish his column,” NY Mag added.
“We regret that his work did not live up to our editorial standards, and apologize to the writers whose work was not appropriately attributed.”
Mamdani was Barkan’s marketing campaign supervisor in his 2018 run for a Queens seat within the New York State Senate.(Robert Miller) Robert Miller for NY Post
After the Washington Post writer first blew the whistle on Barkan, NPR unearthed further plagiarism allegations, drawing an offended denial from Barkan.
The firing was a humiliating blow to the writer, who commonly heaped reward on Mamdani in items in high-brow lefty publications, calling the mayor’s 2025 election victory “seismic” in The Nation.
The ink-stained wretch voiced remorse over the rip-offs — a cardinal sin in journalism — although he appeared to painting the firing as a mutual choice by him and New York Magazine.
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“We’ve decided to end the column and I send all the best to New York Magazine,” Barkan stated in a assertion to The Post.
“In the course of nearly 250 pieces, there were times I should have been more careful with my citation,” he added. “I’m sorry about these errors and will work to do better, more careful work in the future.”
Barkan appeared to recommend that his firing was a mutual choice by him and New York Magazine. (Patrick McMullan) Patrick McMullan through Getty Images
He additionally plugged his work for The Nation.
“I am, at a more considered pace, writing a new column for The Nation,” Barkan stated.
The Post has requested The Nation if it’ll proceed to make use of him in mild of the beautiful revelations.
His writing profession contains bylines within the New York Times, and each fiction and non-fiction books.
He beforehand stated he has a forthcoming e book on Mamdani, who was Barkan’s marketing campaign supervisor in his 2018 run for a Queens seat within the New York State Senate.
