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Ombudsman

• December 8 -- Oh, Mr. Okrent?
Times Watch extends a genuine (if slightly guarded) welcome to the Times new public editor, Daniel Okrent, who calls himself "a registered Democrat, but notably to the right of my fellow Democrats on Manhattan's Upper West Side." But is a twice-a-month column sufficient to cover reader-related concerns?

• October 27 -- Times Appoints First-Ever Public Editor
The Times announces the appointment of a former Life magazine editor, Daniel Okrent, as the paper's ombudsman. A colleague of Okrent remarks: "He loves fairness and accuracy." Times Watch hopes that turns out to be true.