Tag Archives: Public Editor

Correction o’ the Day (Annette Funicello Edition)

From Tuesday’s New York Times: An obituary on April 9 about the actress Annette Funicello misstated the title of one of her films. It is “Fireball 500,” not “Fireball.” (A reader pointed out the error on the day the obituary was published; … Continue reading

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The Arthur Bris-Bane Of The New York Times’ (Digital Media) Existence

New York Times Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane published his swan column yesterday, and the Old Grey Lady can’t be happy about it. Brisbane was a disappointing ombud – not as sharp as Clark Hoyt, not nearly as lyrical as … Continue reading

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NYT ‘Sunday Review’ Reviews

The hardworking staff weighed in early on the New York Times revamp of its Week in Review section (Memo To NYT Sunday Review: You A Mess, Honey), but of course others are having their say as well. From Politico‘s Keach … Continue reading

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Does The New York Times Have A Pulitzer Complex?

Interesting juxtaposition in Sunday’s New York Times. From the Public Editor’s column about the Pulitzer Prize celebration at the New York Times last Monday: I was struck by how well-tuned the whole affair seemed to be. At other newspapers, celebrations … Continue reading

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More Non-Disclosure By NYT Public Editor

Turns out New York Times Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane omitted more than one relevant fact in his latest column. As the hardworking staff noted earlier, Brisbane wrote this in his piece about the challenges the paper faces in a … Continue reading

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No Disclosure By NYT Public Editor

In his latest column New York Times Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane catalogues some of the major reader complaints and journalistic challenges the paper faces in a new-media world. Brisbane starts with the blending of opinion with news, moves on … Continue reading

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All The Opinion That’s Fit To Print

Arthur Brisbane, the new public editor at the New York Times, has gotten busy in a hurry. First he took on Times alpha-female Gina Kolata in this web post. Then, in Sunday’s dead-tree Times, he took on the entire paper. … Continue reading

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Brisbane, New York

Arthur Brisbane, the fourth public editor of the New York Times, made his (always his, so far) debut on Sunday with this column: Why I Would Do This Why indeed? I wanted the job for several reasons. First is that … Continue reading

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Is The New York Times A Papal Tiger?

Okay, so this past Sunday the New York Times Public Editor, Clark Hoyt, penned this lede under the headline, “Questioning the Pope:” A TOP Vatican official said The Times “lacks fairness in its coverage of Pope Benedict.” The archbishop of … Continue reading

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NYT Paterson Shoe Finally Drops

So after all the hoopla – • From a New York Observer reporter’s tweet a week and a half ago (“anyone hearing about NYT bombshell on Paterson? Heard big, damanging [sic] story comin [sic]. been working for weeks, but still … Continue reading

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