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New York Times Names Elizabeth Spayd Its 6th Public Editor | New York Times Names Elizabeth Spayd Its 6th Public Editor |
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Elizabeth Spayd, the editor in chief and publisher of The Columbia Journalism Review and a longtime editor at The Washington Post, will become the next public editor at The New York Times, the company announced on Wednesday. | Elizabeth Spayd, the editor in chief and publisher of The Columbia Journalism Review and a longtime editor at The Washington Post, will become the next public editor at The New York Times, the company announced on Wednesday. |
She succeeds Margaret Sullivan, who held the post from 2012 until her departure last month. Ms. Sullivan recently started a job as the media columnist for The Washington Post. | She succeeds Margaret Sullivan, who held the post from 2012 until her departure last month. Ms. Sullivan recently started a job as the media columnist for The Washington Post. |
Ms. Spayd, 57, joined The Post in 1988 and spent 25 years at the paper, holding a variety of reporting and editing positions. In 2008, she was named the paper’s managing editor. She took over The Columbia Journalism Review, a widely respected publication that covers the media, at the start of 2014. | |
“Liz is an exceptionally accomplished journalist,” Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the publisher of The Times, said in a statement. “Her work at C.J.R. along with her long and successful history at The Washington Post have given her a broad range of experiences that will serve us well as she assumes this critical position serving as a reliable and engaged representative of our readers.” | “Liz is an exceptionally accomplished journalist,” Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the publisher of The Times, said in a statement. “Her work at C.J.R. along with her long and successful history at The Washington Post have given her a broad range of experiences that will serve us well as she assumes this critical position serving as a reliable and engaged representative of our readers.” |
When he announced in February that Ms. Sullivan was leaving, Mr. Sulzberger said he was committed to maintaining a vibrant public editor position. He said replacing Ms. Sullivan would be a “difficult task.” | When he announced in February that Ms. Sullivan was leaving, Mr. Sulzberger said he was committed to maintaining a vibrant public editor position. He said replacing Ms. Sullivan would be a “difficult task.” |
Phil Corbett, the standards editor at The Times, led the search committee for the new public editor. | Phil Corbett, the standards editor at The Times, led the search committee for the new public editor. |
In a memo to staff members, Mr. Sulzberger; Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The Times; and James Bennet, the newspaper’s new editorial page director, said Ms. Spayd “had a stellar track record as an uncompromising, honest and intellectually rigorous journalist, one who is deeply committed to the idea of serving our readers and holding this institution to our values.” | In a memo to staff members, Mr. Sulzberger; Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The Times; and James Bennet, the newspaper’s new editorial page director, said Ms. Spayd “had a stellar track record as an uncompromising, honest and intellectually rigorous journalist, one who is deeply committed to the idea of serving our readers and holding this institution to our values.” |
Ms. Spayd will join The Times this summer, according to the memo. | Ms. Spayd will join The Times this summer, according to the memo. |
“I think the Times public editor has one of the great jobs in journalism,” Ms. Spayd said in an email. “It’s intellectually challenging, complex and, like most jobs I seem to be attracted to, no doubt stressful.” She said one “front-burner topic” she planned to focus on was the digital transition at The Times, which she called a “period of radical change that will never be over.” | |
“The Times has the opportunity to be a pacesetter on this front, and it’s critical that it is. I’ll be watching the process,” she added. | |
The Times created the public editor position after a 2003 plagiarism scandal involving the reporter Jayson Blair. The post comes with a mandate to review standards and practices at the paper while serving as a conduit to readers. | The Times created the public editor position after a 2003 plagiarism scandal involving the reporter Jayson Blair. The post comes with a mandate to review standards and practices at the paper while serving as a conduit to readers. |
Over the years, the five public editors, including Ms. Sullivan, examined issues like anonymous sourcing, gender stereotyping, invasion of privacy and the challenges of transitioning to a digital world. | Over the years, the five public editors, including Ms. Sullivan, examined issues like anonymous sourcing, gender stereotyping, invasion of privacy and the challenges of transitioning to a digital world. |
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