Daniel Okrent

Will Bill Keller End ‘Public Editor’ Slot at The Times?

Barney Calame: Last of his kind?
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Barney Calame: Last of his kind?

The New York Times will soon decide whether it will do away with its public editor.    read more »

Man Who Knew Plenty: Times' Siegal Imprinted Invisibly on Newspaper

“There’s nobody who has had more tangible, visible effect on the newspaper you see when you pick  read more »

Man Who Knew Plenty: Times’ Siegal Imprinted Invisibly on Newspaper

Bill Keller.
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Bill Keller.

“There’s nobody who has had more tangible, visible effect on the newspaper you see when  read more »

Hugh McCracken, Ace Ombudsman

With this sentence and the next, allow me to greet you, the readers of this column. Hello, readers!  read more »

Hugh McCracken, Ace Ombudsman

We Know What He Did This Summer: John Leguizamo is currently starring on the big screen in George Romero
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We Know What He Did This Summer: John Leguizamo is currently starring on the big screen in George Romero

With this sentence and the next, allow me to greet you, the readers of this column.  read more »

Off the Record

In February, New York Times food critic Frank Bruni reviewed Alain Ducasse at the Essex House. Mr.  read more »

Off the Record

In February, New York Times food critic Frank Bruni reviewed Alain Ducasse at the Essex House. Mr.  read more »

When Bad Journalism Met Government Lies

The nominations are in, and in the category of worst correspondent working for a major newspaper, th  read more »

Off the Record

The last time Daniel Okrent worked for The New York Times , he was a student at the University of Mi  read more »