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Irish Times: Should it appoint a Public Editor/Ombudsman?
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Wednesday August 11, 2004 23:53 by Michael Hennigan - Finfacts finfacts at finfacts dot ie 087 2474328
The appointment of an independent Public Editor by the Irish Times, would be consistent with its mission statement and its aspiration to remain a 'natural authority.' The Irish Times charitable trust which owns the Irish Times was set up in 1974 when the five existing shareholders were bought out. One of them Thomas McDowell remained in management control of the operation for the succeeding 18 years and the corporate structure remained a traditional hierarchical one. The Editor states on the newspaper's website: 'The Irish Times is the national forum for the thinkers and doers in Irish society. We offer a platform for critical, constructive and divergent comment in the different spheres of business, politics and public affairs generally. We have moved in recent years from being the newspaper of record to the newspaper of reference. Most important of all, The Irish Times occupies a special position as a pacemaker for change in the society which it serves. We aim to lead and shape public opinion to a greater degree than of our competitors because we have both the natural authority and the means, through our interested and receptive readership, to do so. We are prepared to champion specific causes, as we have always done, while recognising that these causes have changed over the last decade.' |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3I'd support the call for a Public Editor . I wouldn't be surprised if some minds at D'Olier Street aren't thinking along the same lines. But ,until the Times addresses the "White Nigger " issue in a serious way ,surely it's a bit like trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear .
The New York Times has been obliged to make their accomodation to American liberal opinion to keep its readership onboard ,but that's only to cover its left flank while it gets away with fulsome editorial support for the Iraqi war.
The Pubic Editor of the NYT is actually a bit of a gummy tiger : when he was asked to explain why the paper refused to publish claims made by Paul McGeough in the Sydney Morning Herald that Iraq's new "president " Alawi had personally murdered six prisoners, the public editor took the side of the paper . See:
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/aug2004/neyt-a03.shtml
As far as I'm aware, the Irish Times already has a "Reader's Editor". I can't remember her name, but she used to be given a monthly article on the op-ed page, to address concerns raised by readers. However, it's been some time since I've seen such an article in the paper, so maybe the position has fallen into abeyance.
There is a 'readers' representative' who is responsible for responding to feedback on errors, clarifications etc but it appears to be merely an administrative function.