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
Picking on the Competition
Times reports on other news organizations are often less than flattering.
April 23, 2011THE PUBLIC EDITOR; Juggling the World, Wearily
A DAY in the life of the New York Times foreign desk begins with Laurent Gbagbo holed up in the basement of his fortified residence in the Ivory Coast's main coastal city of Abidjan. As the day progresses, The Times's foreign operation will reel in stories from five continents, operating on overdrive as it has since January when an extraordinary run of world events began. As for Mr. Gbagbo, he'll be stuck in the bunker all day, going nowhere except the front page of the next day's Times.
April 10, 2011Standards That Everyone Can See
The Times should make its rules of the road easy for readers to navigate.
April 3, 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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- Phone: (212) 556-7652
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