Arthur S. Brisbane is the fourth public editor appointed by The 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 articles published in the paper. His opinions and conclusions are his own.
His column appears on Sundays at least twice monthly.
Public Editors' Columns
Juggling the World, Wearily
With war, revolution and disaster, the foreign desk can’t catch its breath.
April 9, 2011THE PUBLIC EDITOR; Standards That Everyone Can See
LAST week The Times reached a strategic frontier with the full introduction of paid subscriptions for digital access to its content. Perhaps less visibly, but also importantly, the newsroom has moved toward a remarkable integration of its print and electronic operations. The organization has evolved to a new state, one that lives online and expects to be paid for it. This suggests to me a companion move The Times should make, one that would help secure a tighter bond with its audience: publishi...
April 3, 2011THE PUBLIC EDITOR; Too Little Information
Re ''A Cocktail Party With Readers'' (March 13): ''Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created e''
March 20, 2011A Cocktail Party With Readers
Is Twitter a good thing for journalists, or an epic waste of time?
March 13, 2011Business News You Didn’t Read Here
The Times has lagged in covering its highly anticipated Web strategy.
March 6, 2011An American in Pakistan
Why “C.I.A.” was too risky to publish in the case of Raymond Davis, who is charged with murder in Pakistan.
February 27, 2011Datelines and Road Warriors
Why do some writers seem to be in two places at the same time?
February 20, 2011Race, Religion and Other Perilous Ground
Even when pertinent, demographic labels are dicey business.
February 13, 2011The Ringmaster’s Guest Performers
When The Times uses a partner unfamiliar to readers to provide the news, it often raises questions.
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