"Epicenter, a multiplatform community and news organization founded during the pandemic to help New Yorkers navigate COVID-19 while spotlighting arts, small businesses and ensuring resources reached those who needed them most, has faced this challenge repeatedly. Community, ethnic and small media outlets have long struggled to get responses from government and corporate press teams that prioritize outlets with perceived scale and reach."
"So we settled in to watch a livestream of the event, as we usually do. That's also how we learned that we weren't facing the usual freezeout: The room was filled not with traditional reporters, but with influencers and content creators. During the event, Mamdani explained that while he meets with the press corps daily, it was important for him to speak directly to everyday New Yorkers - and to bring those New Yorkers inside City Hall."
Mayor Mamdani held a "new media press conference" labeled "invited press only," excluding many community news outlets. Epicenter and other community, ethnic and small media outlets have repeatedly had difficulty getting responses from government and corporate press teams. Those press teams tend to prioritize outlets based on perceived audience size rather than proximity to affected communities. The event room was filled with influencers and content creators instead of traditional reporters. Mamdani said he meets the press corps daily but wanted to speak directly to everyday New Yorkers and bring them into City Hall. Community outlets serve as critical communication infrastructure for school zoning, housing lotteries, immigration policy shifts, and multilingual information flow.
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