1. I can't say I'm surprised to see NYT ending public editor position, especially in a time of newsroom cost-cutting and position-trimming.
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2. A lot of news organizations have eliminated the ombudsman position, including my current employer,
@washingtonpost, a few years ago.
3. The one thing an ombud or public editor can almost always do is hold feet to the fire, and get a real answer out of management.
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4. The role, by definition, is a burr under the saddle for the powers that be.
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5. I did feel, while doing it for almost four years, that I served an important purpose for the readership -- and for The Times itself. -30-
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I also feel like the ombud has a responsibility to hold a publication accountable, publicly, for internal issues like hiring/diversity.
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I get the cost issue but given all the flack the media is taking these days, that internal integrity position seems more important than ever
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This is what will be lost - for sure.
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