The New York Times has a Public Editor. Kinda internal ombudsman.
The current occupant of the position reflects on the publishing of the newspaper, the pressures time-wise, the blurring between reporting and opinion and what readers expect from their newspaper.
"Four months as public editor has given me a working list, perhaps only that, of the challenges The Times faces and the faults readers find in this most important of American newspapers. As a representative of the reader, I’d like to post that list today and invite you to consider it, then add to it as you will."
Continue reading here. You may not agree with anything Brisbane writes, but it might provide an insight into what the NYT, with its banner "All the News Fit to Print", seeks to do in publishing its daily newspaper.
The current occupant of the position reflects on the publishing of the newspaper, the pressures time-wise, the blurring between reporting and opinion and what readers expect from their newspaper.
"Four months as public editor has given me a working list, perhaps only that, of the challenges The Times faces and the faults readers find in this most important of American newspapers. As a representative of the reader, I’d like to post that list today and invite you to consider it, then add to it as you will."
Continue reading here. You may not agree with anything Brisbane writes, but it might provide an insight into what the NYT, with its banner "All the News Fit to Print", seeks to do in publishing its daily newspaper.
Comments