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  • Max & Murphy Podcast: Azi Paybarah

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    Ben Max, left, of Gotham Gazette, and Jarrett Murphy, right, of City Limits


    August 17, 2017: Azi Paybarah, senior reporter, Politico New York

    Azi PaybarahAzi Paybarah has been a mainstay of New York political media for more than a decade. His @Azi twitter feed is non-stop and well-known; he is co-author of the popular Playbook morning

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  • De Blasio Attempts to Clarify Latest Media Insult

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    Mayor de Blasio speaks to the media (photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office)


    Mayor Bill de Blasio regularly expresses frustration with the ways New York media covers him and his administration. He believes that his accomplishments are not given enough ink and airtime, and that journalists focus too much on any sign of mistake or conflict, trivial matters, and the “personalities” as he feuds with Governor Andrew Cuomo and Comptroller Scott Stringer.

    De Blasio believes that reporters and editors do not reflect in their coverage what New Yorkers really

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  • The Mayor's Media Blitz

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    The mayor & the media (photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)


    Have you heard Mayor de Blasio's voice lately? He's been trying harder to ensure you have, sharply increasing the frequency with which he makes extended appearances on television and radio, and holding events to interact directly with New Yorkers.

    Instead of New Yorkers only hearing and seeing quick clips of the mayor on networks

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  • On Twitter, De Blasio Continues Recent Efforts at Direct Public Contact

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    Mayor de Blasio on the subway (@NYCMayorsOffice)


    Mayor Bill de Blasio appears to be making a concerted effort to increase his direct, public interactions with New Yorkers. The mayor, who is more than halfway through his second year in office and has seen his public opinion poll numbers slide, took to Twitter Monday afternoon for a live chat, during which he replied eleven times to people who tweeted questions for him using the hashtag ...