Gothamist: Daniel Okrent: Times Public Editor Meet and Greet

R.L. Cleary

Sat, 24 Jan 2004 19:22:14 -0500

Why is it that columnists like Dowd, Krugman, and Rich seem incapable of cooking up an opinion piece without seasoning it with liberal doses of venom? Their columns are more often shrill screeds rather than thoughtful analysis. Bush may have succeeded in changing the tone of discourse in Washington, but if so, it's only because all the acid throwers are huddling in the editorial offices of the NYT.

Martin Grossman

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 04:16:38 -0500

What's with Maureen Dowd? Her recent column in which she calls our coalition partners "poodles and lackeys" makes Howard Dean's meltdown on national televison look tame. She has become an embarassment to your once great newspaper. Has she been tested for rabies lately?

Julius H. Greene

Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:49:57 -0500

Too many items listed in 'Corrections'. Could those errors be caught earlier? Too many discruntle responses to the Book reviewers by the authors.

SER

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:34:48 -0500

The Times just needs to get rid of Frank Rich or at least move his politically charged pieces from the arts page to the opinions page.

Hoofin

Mon, 08 Dec 2003 00:38:58 -0500

The more candid title for the new opinion writer might have been Representative of the Office of Damage Control. What is supposed to happen in the free market, is if the reader finds out you are printing fiction, he/she stops buying the paper and you go under. I bet 90% of this guy's job is fielding calls from a bunch of conservatives who want to influence the Times' overall coverage . . .