Headline Roundup • January 29th, 2025
NY Mag Criticized For Cropping Black People Out of Photo, Claiming ‘Almost Everyone Is White’
Media Industry,Liberal Media Bias,Black Americans,Conservatives,Race And Racism,Media Bias,Republican Party
Summary from the AllSides News Team
New York Magazine (Left bias) is facing criticisms for cropping black people out of a photo taken at a pro-Trump inauguration gala and writing in its coverage of the event that “almost everyone is white.”
The Criticism: CJ Pearson, a black conservative who hosted the event, first raised the concern on X, writing, “This is insane. I hosted this event and @NYMag intentionally left me out of their story because it would have undermined their narrative that MAGA is some racist cult.”
The Details: The full photo shows three black men in a crowd of mostly white people. The cropped version of the photo was used as New York Magazine’s cover, featuring the headline “The Cruel Kids’ Table.” Online, the full photo is used for the story’s featured image. In the story, reporter Brock Colyar describes that in “this new class of conservatives… almost everyone is white.” They also reported a quote from “an older woman” who asked them, “Have you noticed the entire room is white?”
How The Media Covered It: Straight Arrow News (Center) pointed out that the story was scantly covered by the left, though outlets like Mediaite (Lean Left) and Daily Beast (Left) covered it. The Daily Beast included a comment from a New York Magazine spokesperson, who said, “We believe both the cover and story provide an accurate impression of the weekend.”
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New York Magazine was accused by attendees of a pro-Trump inauguration party of misleading readers by claiming the people there were almost entirely white.
Republican Youth Advisory Council co-chair CJ Pearson—a Black conservative who hosted the “Power 30 Awards,” one of a number of parties profiled in New York‘s latest cover story—pointed out that the magazine appeared to crop Black attendees out of the image that ran on the magazine’s cover page. They appear unobstructed in the lead image of the story in print and online.
New York Magazine faced backlash for cropping Black attendees out of a photo from a Trump party. This has led to accusations of promoting a false narrative about the event’s racial makeup.
Brock Colyar’s report highlighted a new generation of conservatives, described as young and well-connected, who are gaining influence in Washington.
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New York Magazine writer Brock Colyar warned that a new generation of "casually cruel Trumpers" are "conquering Washington." Colyar wrote an extensive report, "The Cruel Kids’ Table" about what it was like socializing with a new generation of young Republicans on the first night of President Donald Trump’s new presidency. "They are drinking, smoking, flirting, networking, but mostly congratulating one another on their big win," Colyar wrote. However, conservative influencers argued that the liberal magazine made some glaring omissions. American Conservation Coalition president Christopher Barnard condemned the cover of the...
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