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The Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media (MOECM) mismanaged money meant for local newsrooms, according to a new report from City Comptroller Brad Lander.
MOECM partially funds these outlets through advertising spending, which dropped a staggering 84% under the Adams administration. Additionally, City Hall published their annual media advertising report months after the deadline.
It came as no surprise to us.
It might not surprise you either, as Eric Adams and his administration find themselves increasingly embroiled in scandal after scandal. But while it might not be as flashy as, let’s say, business class flights to Turkey, the ramifications mean a great deal to the state of local news.
….The resulting numbers are clear: Greenpointers, which never run Mayor Adams’ op-eds or provided favorable coverage of him, received a nominal amount in city ads whereas publications that are unabashedly pro-Adams and close confidantes of Adams received millions in city advertising dollars. Even more disturbing, it’s unclear whether or not some of the publications that MOECM allocated funds to even exist or are at least minimally operational.
We hope this report can shed some light on the importance of continued support for independent journalism, especially those deeply rooted in local communities. Newsrooms like ours already face enough obstacles; to deal with this kind of indifference from the governmental agency meant to help us only adds insult to injury. READ MORE…
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