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The position of public editor was established in 2003 to "investigate matters of journalistic integrity"; each public editor was to serve a two-year term.<ref name="public">{{cite news|url=http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/shonda-rhimes-alessandra-stanley-margaret-sullivan-column/|title=Margaret Sullivan|date=September 24, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=September 28, 2014|quote=Margaret Sullivan is the fifth public editor appointed by The New York Times. ... The public editor's office also handles questions and comments from readers and investigates matters of journalistic integrity. The public editor works independently, outside of the reporting and editing structure of the newspaper; her opinions are her own.}}</ref> The post "was established to receive reader complaints and question ''Times'' journalists on how they make decisions."<ref name="VictorPubEd">Daniel Victor, [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/media/new-york-times-buyouts.html New York Times Will Offer Employee Buyouts and Eliminate Public Editor Role], ''The New York Times'' (May 31, 2017).</ref> The impetus for the creation of the public editor position was the [[Jayson Blair]] affair. Public editors were: [[Daniel Okrent]] (2003–2005), [[Byron Calame]] (2005–2007), [[Clark Hoyt]] (2007–2010) (served an extra year), Arthur S. Brisbane (2010–2012), [[Margaret Sullivan (journalist)|Margaret Sullivan]] (2012–2016) (served a four-year term), and Elizabeth Spayd (2016–2017). In 2017, the ''Times'' eliminated the position of public editor.<ref name="VictorPubEd" /><ref>Liz Spayd, (June 2, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/public-editor/liz-spayd-final-public-editor-column.html The Public Editor Signs Off], ''The New York Times''.</ref>

[[Meredith Kopit Levien]] has been president and chief executive officer since September 2020.