Morano seeks written ban on considering coverage in ad decisions
Morano asks whether a paper critical of Mayor Mamdani can be guaranteed no ad retaliation. Sidahmed says absolutely and supports a written prohibition on considering favorable or unfavorable coverage in ad decisions.
Well, let me make it more concrete, right?
If a neighborhood newspaper publishes a series of highly critical articles about Mayor Mondani, can you guarantee that criticism will have absolutely no bearing on whether it receives city advertising dollars?
Absolutely.
Would you support a written prohibition against considering favorable or unfavorable coverage when distributing city advertising?
Absolutely.
I think it's really clear to make clear that if...
People's coverage does not in any way influence their ability to receive or access advertising dollars.
That's why I really want to make sure that when there are questions about press or anything, I've been a journalist myself for a long time before taking this role, and I
would never want any journalist to feel that doing their job is going to somehow influence the bottom line of their publication.