Public editor
A public editor is a position existing at some news publications; the person holding this position is responsible for supervising the implementation of proper
Many major newspapers in the U.S. use the public editor column as the voice for their
The first newspaper to appoint an ombudsman was Tokyo's
At The New York Times, the position was created in response to the Jayson Blair scandal. The Times' first public editor was Daniel Okrent, whose background was primarily in book publishing; Okrent held the position from December 2003 through May 2005. Over the next twelve years, five persons in succession held the position, but then on May 31, 2017, the Times announced that it was eliminating the public editor position.[2]
References
- ^ Ananny, Mike (2016-03-17). "It's time to reimagine the role of a public editor, starting at The New York Times". Nieman Lab. Neiman Foundation at Harvard.
- ^ Daniel Victor (May 31, 2017). "New York Times Will Offer Employee Buyouts and Eliminate Public Editor Role". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
Further reading
- Michael Getler (8 June 2017). "Why News Organisations Need Ombudsmen". European Journalism Observatory.