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page. Because public editors are generally employees of the very newspaper they're criticizing, it may appear as though there is a possibility for bias. However, a newspaper with a high standard of ethics would not fire a public editor for a criticism of the paper; the act would contradict the
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within that publication. These responsibilities include identifying and examining critical errors or omissions, and acting as a liaison with the public. Most commonly, public editors perform this work through a regular feature on a newspaper's
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is a position existing at some news publications; the person holding this position is responsible for supervising the implementation of proper
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Many major newspapers in the U.S. use the public editor column as the voice for their
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purpose of the position and would itself be a very likely cause for public concern.
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Person who supervises implementation of journalism ethics at news organization
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in 1922; the first American newspapers to appoint a public editor were the
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announced that it was eliminating the public editor position.
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The first newspaper to appoint an ombudsman was Tokyo's
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journalism ethics
editorial
ombudsman
Organisation of News Ombudsmen
Asahi Shimbun
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Times
The New York Times
Jayson Blair scandal
Daniel Okrent
"It's time to reimagine the role of a public editor, starting at The New York Times"
"New York Times Will Offer Employee Buyouts and Eliminate Public Editor Role"
"Why News Organisations Need Ombudsmen"
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Editor
Copy editor
Contributing editor
Assignment editor
Public editor
Duty editor
Political editor
Managing editor
Editor-at-large
Editor-in-chief
Editorial board
Journalists (reporters)
Columnist
Blogger

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