Public Editors are Disappearing in U.S. Newsrooms. But Abroad, They’re More Important Than Ever

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When The New York Times nixed its public editor position earlier this summer, the move was met with a mix of derision and approval.

Despite criticism from journalists — especially on Twitter — Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger stood by the move, saying in an internal memo that substituting an online reader center for an official ombudsman was justified by the increase of reader interactions on social media.

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