Arthur Brisbane

What Role Should Ombudsmen Play Today?

Poynter. | Posted 05.23.2012

What role should public editors play in today's newsrooms? Are they asking the right questions? What are they doing for readers and the news organizat...

Memo to The New York Times: The Public Editor Needn't Wear a Bow Tie

Jerry Lanson | Posted 05.23.2012

Jerry Lanson

I confess. I am a man of words and thus, increasingly, a dinosaur. The New York Times' public editor, conduit to America's most influential news organization, should be more.

NYT Public Editor Out

The Washington Post | Hide This | Posted 05.21.2012

New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane will leave his position on Sept. 1 of this year, completing a two-year term as in-house watchdog for the ...

WATCH: NYT Ombud Stands By Controversial Column

Katherine Fung | Posted 01.23.2012

New York Times' public editor Arthur Brisbane appeared on "Reliable Sources" to defend his controversial column asking whether the paper "should be a ...

Bonfire of the Ombudsmen

Dan Kennedy | Posted 03.19.2012

Dan Kennedy

January has not been a good month for media ombudsmen, as the in-house press analysts at our two leading newspapers have both come under attack for writing lazy, ill-considered commentaries that seemed to confirm the views of their most strident critics.

The News About the Truth, and the Truth About the News

Dave Saldana | Posted 03.18.2012

Dave Saldana

Let January 12, 2012, be marked as the date when the New York Times confessed, in an oblique but nonetheless conclusive way, that it theretofore had not been terribly concerned with discerning and reporting the truth.

The New York Times, Truth Vigilantes, Stenographic Journalism and the One Percent

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 03.16.2012

Jonathan Weiler

Though the overwhelmingly negative response to Brisbane was warranted, the episode itself illustrates the degree to which major political forces have already succeeded in bending the mainstream media to its will.

"Vigilante for Truth": An Accurate Headline... or Shameless Twitter Bait?

Seth Mnookin | Posted 03.13.2012

Seth Mnookin

Today the New York Times asked for input on "whether and when New York Times news reporters should challenge 'facts' that are asserted by newsmakers they write about." The response among my peers has been fairly unanimous: Are you f-ing kidding me?

Jason Linkins

New York Times Public Editor Asks Readers To Weigh In On Whether Or Not Reporters Should Attempt Some Sort Of 'Reporting' [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.12.2012

In a game-changing move that could have a far-reaching impact on the way journalism is practiced in America, New York Times public editor Arthur Brisb...

Bitter Argument Breaks Out At New York Times

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 10.29.2011

A bitter argument has broken out at the New York Times about the paper's business coverage. On Sunday, Arthur Brisbane, the paper's ombudsman, wrot...

News Coverage Vs. PR: Is Fracking a Panacea or a Ponzi Scheme?

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 09.14.2011

Alison Rose Levy

How to separate fact from fiction in evaluating fracking, the new and burgeoning next phase fossil fuel proffered by the gas and oil industry?

NYT Tech Correspondent No Longer Allowed To Offer Paid PR Advice

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 09.06.2011

In response to the revelation last month that Ragan Communications was selling tickets to a "video rebroadcast" of David Pogue's advice for how PR pro...

Jason Linkins

NYT Public Editor Calls For New Editorial Policy Governing The Use Of The Word 'Torture'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.16.2011

New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane deserves a lot of credit this week for noting the mealy-mouthed way his own paper has treated the issue of torture over the years.

Times Public Editor Picks Wrong Target

David Callahan | Posted 05.25.2011

David Callahan

It is good that the New York Times has a "Public Editor" to keep an eye on the paper's ethics. But sometimes, it seems like valuable column space is wasted chastising Times staffers for minor missteps.

NYT Hires New Public Editor

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — The New York Times has named Arthur S. Brisbane as its new public editor. The newspaper's announcement appeared on its media blog Mo...