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.”