Gulfstream

Riggs Dispatch (mlriggs.blogspot.com):
… But a number of critics have pointed out that the few papers that have these internal critics are sometimes not that much better for them. The NYT's former Public Editor, Byron Calame, comes to mind, who was bashed by both conservatives andliberalsfor his weak work holding the Times accountable. Proponents of the role dismiss the possibility of the web editor-cum-ombudsman: Clearly, an editors' blog is no substitute for an ombudsman's independent criticism in the pages of the newspaper, and it …