By: Carl Sullivan The New York Times has
a new Web journal that will address readers' comments, complaints and questions. Public Editor Daniel Okrent, the newspaper's ombudsman, will use the space to respond to issues that aren't appropriate for, or won't fit into, his biweekly column in the Times Sunday edition.
In the opening note to readers posted Feb. 9, Okrent wrote: "From time to time, I will be using this space to respond to questions that may be of interest to many of you; to amplify (or perhaps to reconsider!) what I write in my bi-weekly column; and to address whatever else seems pertinent to the ongoing conversation between The New York Times and its readership. There's no set schedule; let's just start out slowly and see how this works."
In six comments posted thus far, Okrent has addressed whether or not Times reporters should answer all e-mail from readers, the merits of reporting on political candidates' fashion choices, and the 100-plus negative messages he received about a recent Thomas Friedman column.
Readers are invited to comment on Okrent's postings via the forums at NYTimes.com, but the public editor says he generally won't comment on their comments because, he says, "too often it's the publication that gets the last word. I
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