Does The Times have an ombudsman or public editor?
Clark Hoyt is the public editor, the designated representative of the newspaper’s readers. His role is to address readers’ comments about coverage, to raise questions of his own and to write about such matters, in commentaries published as often as he wishes. His column appears in the opinion pages on Sundays, though not necessarily every week. Mr. Hoyt’s e-mail address is public@nytimes.com. Telephone messages may be left at (212) 556-7652. The public editor’s recent columns, with his Web journal and a reader forum, can be found at nytimes.com.
