The New York Times’ decision to kill the public editor post, which was established 14 years ago in the aftermath of the Jayson Blair scandal, may save the struggling paper some money, but will hurt its credibility in our current age of transparency and openness.
NYT Axes Public Editor in Penny Wise Pound Foolish Move
Thu., Jun. 1, 2017
By Kevin McCauley
More stories from Kevin McCauley
Read Full Story in Subscriber Area
Main Category: PR Commentary
Get O'Dwyer's Daily PR News Email Newsletter
More PR Commentary posts from O'Dwyer's:
| • | Melania’s Desperate PR Maneuver BackfiresFri., Apr. 10, 2026
|
Melania Trump's bolt-out-of-the-blue April 9 appearance to claim she had no relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is not going to boost her -12 percent popularity rating. It may make it worse... Mentioning "Avignon," home of the antipopes, to the Vatican's US ambassador is like shouting "Remember the Alamo" on the streets of Mexico City.| • | Trump Serves His Tastiest TACOWed., Apr. 8, 2026
|
Donald Trump served up his tastiest TACO on April 7 when he postponed his threat to wipe out Iran’s civilization for the blocking of Strait of Hormuz.| • | Delta's Bastian Shames Do-Nothing CongressWed., Mar. 25, 2026
|
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian yanks privileges from Congress that is more interested in saving puppies from Sharia law than in paying TSA agents... Responders to RFPs will soon have to spell out their AI plans... France's TotalEnergies totally caves to Trump's pathetic fixation on strangling the offshore power business in the US.| • | Mamdani Recovers from PR MisfireWed., Mar. 18, 2026
|
New York’s 34-year-old mayor Zohran Mamdani recovered nicely from the rookie PR mistake that he committed on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day.| • | Kudos to Kent for Resigning Counterterrorism PostTue., Mar. 17, 2026
|
Kudos to Joe Kent for resigning his position as director of National Counterterrorism Center because he feels Iran posed no threat to the US. But he diminished his point by over-the-top attack on Israel and its American lobbyists... Pope Leo urged media not to turn their war coverage into a video game... Dissed by European allies, Trump should beg his Board of Peace members to send ships to Strait of Hormuz.
