Scandal-Plagued Journo Who Wrote Hit Piece On Daily Wire Has Old Ties To Mamdani (opens in new tab)

Ross Barkan, the reporter who wrote a hit piece on The Daily Wire and then came under investigation for plagiarism, hired Zohran Mamdani to manage his failed state Senate campaign in 2018.The left-wing writer appears torn between journalism and political activism, drawing ideological inspiration from democratic socialist Mayor Mamdani.“I met him at the end of 2017 when I was running for state Senate in New York City, in Brooklyn, where I grew up. I was strongly contemplating pivoting from jou...