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Juan Manuel BenΓ­tez

@juanmabenitez.bsky.social

Journalist | Professor @ Columbia Journalism School | Former NY1 Reporter | Pura PolΓ­tica | WNYC, El Diario, Newmark CUNY | Universidad de Extremadura, Kalamazoo College, SIPA, Becario La Caixa | πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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29.06.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Two very different receptions at this NYC Pride March today: Mayor Eric Adams vs @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

29.06.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Ad War in the Mayoral Primary | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Juan Manuel Benitez and Jeffrey Mays join to talk about the ad war in the mayoral primary and the race to entice voters into the voting booth.

Hear @jeffcmays.bsky.social & @juanmabenitez.bsky.social on the various ads flooding New Yorkers ahead of Tuesday's mayoral primary election. www.wnyc.org/story/the-ad...

19.06.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today:
-@jeffcmays.bsky.social & @juanmabenitez.bsky.social on the ad war in NYC's mayoral primary,
-@nancysolomon2.bsky.social on June's 'Ask Gov. Murphy,'
β€ͺ-@turban.bsky.social's medical take on trans youth care,
-Juneteenth at @lincolncenter.bsky.social

Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org

19.06.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We Had Breakfast with NYC Mayoral Candidates β€” and ChatGPT Ranked the Vote I gave my AI assistant Pulitzer the task of picking the best contenders based on their interviews with the New York Editorial Board

This is my AI assistant’s ranked-choice ballot for NYC mayor based on our interviews at the New York Editorial Board open.substack.com/pub/juanmabe...

14.06.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Vision for New York City: Mayoral Forum at Columbia Journalism School YouTube video by Columbia Journalism School

You can watch again here, including Dean @jelaniya.bsky.social introductory remarks www.youtube.com/live/OV_TZxX... @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

16.04.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Six Mayoral Candidates Face Columbia Journalism Students Amid Federal Pressure on University - City Newsroom As Columbia University finds itself in a standoff with the federal government – just a year after NYPD officers stormed campus to break up pro-Palestinian protests– six mayoral candidates came to Colu...

A recap of @columbiajournalism.bsky.social mayoral forum citynewsroomcjs.com/six-mayoral-... and how students reacted to it citynewsroomcjs.com/mayoral-hope...

16.04.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today at noon! NYC mayoral candidates at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
You can watch live here www.youtube.com/live/OV_TZxX...

14.04.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Show title:  Mayoral Forum: A Vision for New York City
YouTube video by Columbia Journalism School The Show title: Mayoral Forum: A Vision for New York City

City Newsroom students putting together this mayoral forum at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social today. Watch here at noon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV_T...

14.04.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Let's talk about New York City's future.

Professor @juanmabenitez.bsky.social, Philip S. Balboni Professor of Professional Practice of Local Journalism, is moderating "A Vision for New York City Mayoral Forum" on Monday, April 14 at noon.

12.04.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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City Newsroom students grilling officials today at City Hall. @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

12.03.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The New York Editorial Board is picking up where The New York Times left off After The New York Times stopped endorsing in local races, an "Occupy Wall Street-style collective" of journalists stepped in to fill the gap.

If you want to know more about the New York Editorial Board, check this @niemanlab.org piece www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/the-... @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

25.02.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zellnor Myrie Interview Transcript A transcript of The New York Editorial Board's interview with mayoral candidate Zellnor Myrie.

The latest New York Editorial Board interview is out! State Senator @zellnor.bsky.social makes his case for NYC mayor => open.substack.com/pub/nyeditor...

25.02.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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City Newsroom reporters interviewing @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social today. Reynoso has asked Mayor Eric Adams to resign. Story to come citynewsroomcjs.com

19.02.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Putting more cops on NYC streets is the commitment Jim Walden would like all mayoral candidates to make. Walden sat down with the NY Editorial Board today. Soon to come, full transcript and audio => open.substack.com/pub/nyeditoria…

13.02.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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City Newsroom @columbiajournalism.bsky.social students interviewing Grace Rauh from the 5 Boro Institute β€œIt’s such a horrible precedent that’s being set,” she says about media organizations settling Trump lawsuits. Story to come citynewsroomcjs.com

12.02.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zohran Mamdani Interview Transcript A transcript of The New York Editorial Board's interview with mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

β€œBest to worst: De Blasio, Dinkins, Bloomberg, Adams, Giuliani,” says mayoral candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on previous NYC mayors. Read his interview with the NY Editorial Board!

03.02.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NYC mayoral candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social sat down with the NY Editorial Board today. Stay tuned for the transcript and audio of the conversation, and follow our Substack! open.substack.com/pub/nyeditor...

30.01.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stay tuned for all the New York stories these @columbiajournalism.bsky.social City Newsroom reporters are going to produce and publish on citynewsroomcjs.com this semester!

29.01.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jessica Ramos Interview Transcript A transcript of The New York Editorial Board's interview with mayoral candidate Jessica Ramos.

β€œVoting for both Donald Trump and myself perhaps can be reconciled in that we are not particularly perceived to be establishment-type candidates, and […] we speak to working-class New Yorkers.” @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social to NY Editorial Board => tinyurl.com/4yk4baf2

13.01.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mayoral candidate @bradlander.bsky.social doesn't support Mayor Eric Adams' push to expand cooperation with Trump's ICE: "... he is more focused on seeking his own pardon than he is on solving the problems of New Yorkers." His interview with NY Editorial Board here: open.substack.com/pub/nyeditor...

15.12.2024 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@alykatzz.bsky.social @semaforben.bsky.social @benmax.bsky.social Liena Zagare Nicole Gelinas, Josh Greenman, Myles Miller & Harry Siegel

12.12.2024 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, the newly-formed New York Editorial Board kicked off interviews with the 2025 mayoral candidates. Thank you, @bradlander.bsky.social , for joining us for breakfast. Stay tuned for details from our conversation with the current @nyccomptroller.bsky.social ! 1/2

12.12.2024 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

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