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 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.

New York magazine is on the defensive over its most recent issue’s cover, which paints a picture of an all-white celebration in Washington, D.C. on the eve of President Donald Trump’s inauguration but was revealed to have been cropped to cut out several Black attendees at the event. This week, the cover of New York features a candid crowd shot taken at the Power 30 Awards, which according to a Reuters report, was an inauguration celebration for Trump that handed out awards to social media influencers who aided in his...

New York magazine was accused of cropping out and redacting Black people from a pro-Trump party it described as nearly entirely White on Monday. In the article, which made New York Magazine’s cover under the headline, “The Cruel Kids’ Table,” writer Brock Colyar claimed that “almost everyone” at the Trump inauguration celebration event was “White,” and quoted another person who claimed that “the entire room” was White. Conservatives on social media were quick to point out, however, that the magazine had cropped off three Black attendees from its cover photo...