Friday, November 15, 2013

Public Editor

Margaret Sullivan

Margaret Sullivan is the fifth public editor appointed by The New York Times. The public editor works outside of the reporting and editing structure of the newspaper and receives and answers questions or comments from readers and the public, principally about news and other coverage in The Times.  Her opinions and conclusions are her own. Read More >

Public Editors' Columns and Blog Posts

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Lessons in a Surveillance Drama Redux

Questions about the press acquiescing to government officials continue to resonate with Times readers.

November 10, 2013, Sunday
Editorial Is Under Fire for Saying President 'Clearly Misspoke' on Health Care

The Times’s editorial page editor addresses reader complaints about a phrase.

November 04, 2013, Monday
Some Essential Reading (and Viewing) on Government Surveillance and the Press

The Snowden era is producing provocative commentary on the changing state of journalism.

October 31, 2013, Thursday
The Story Behind the Racial Profiling Article in The Times

The Metro section editor says reporting was under way last week for an article that was published Wednesday.

October 30, 2013, Wednesday
As Media Change, Fairness Stays Same

An investigative news article about New Jersey politics, written by a weekly columnist, sets off a debate about the impartiality of reporters.

October 27, 2013, Sunday
Was a Question About Women and the 'Great American Novel' Sexist?

Some readers are offended; the Book Review editor responds.

October 22, 2013, Tuesday
The Times Is Working on Ways to Make Numbers-Based Stories Clearer for Readers

Readers are demanding change, and an editor says it’s in the works.

October 18, 2013, Friday
Behind the Scenes on Changes to a Story on Pope Francis

A Times reporter on religion, Laurie Goodstein, describes the “writethru” process.

October 17, 2013, Thursday
Times Reporter Plans to Take Fight to the Supreme Court

The Times’s James Risen, protecting a confidential source, says he “will go to jail if necessary.”

October 16, 2013, Wednesday
Is The Times Being Stealthy? Or Just Improving Its Reporting in Real Time?

Some changes in articles don’t require notice to the reader. Others surely do.

October 14, 2013, Monday

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