New York Magazine has fired lefty political writer Ross Barkan, one of the biggest boosters of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in NYC journalism, for ripping off other authors\u2019 work a shocking 67 times.<\/p>\n
Prior to becoming mayor, Mamdani served as campaign manager for Barkan\u2019s failed state senate campaign, a fact the writer frequently mentioned on his Substack and other platforms.<\/p>\n
New York Magazine \u2013 which recently came under fire for an anti-Israel cover story<\/a> \u2013 launched a review of Barkan\u2019s work after a Washington Post reporter noticed striking similarities<\/a> between the lead of one of his stories and the lead Barkan wrote about the same subject in May.<\/p>\n New York Magazine launched a review of Barkan\u2019s work after a Washington Post reporter noticed striking similarities between the lead of one of his stories and the lead Barkan wrote about the same subject in May.<\/p>\n New York Magazine said in a statement to The Post that it found 67 Barkan columns \u201cthat did not include proper attribution of language, information and\/or sourcing.\u201d<\/p>\n The publication said it was updating those pieces with proper attribution and is \u201ccommitted to addressing any other instances that come to light.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUpon conclusion of the review, we have determined that we will no longer publish his column,\u201d NY Mag added.<\/p>\n \u201cWe regret that his work did not live up to our editorial standards, and apologize to the writers whose work was not appropriately attributed.\u201d<\/p>\n Mamdani was Barkan\u2019s campaign manager in his 2018 run for a Queens seat in the New York State Senate.(Robert Miller) Robert Miller for NY Post<\/p>\n After the Washington Post writer first blew the whistle on Barkan, NPR unearthed additional plagiarism allegations<\/a>, drawing an angry denial from Barkan.<\/p>\n