Luigi Mangione superfans’ press passes raise issue of who is really a journalist

Media credentials for the accused gunman’s New York trial acquired by his supporters have provoked sharp reactions On what felt like an early New York City summer day, a gaggle of women in the bloom of youth gathered outside Manhattan’s criminal courthouse last week, waxing philosophical about Luigi Mangione and the man he is accused of murdering. “Fuck Brian Thompson, that’s all I’m going to say,” one of the three women, who sported a button adorned with Mangione’s face, said of the late Uni...

By Victoria Bekiempis