Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrentis an American writer and editor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEditor
Date of Birth2 April 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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Keep public editors around, give readers more access to the editors of the paper, constantly challenge itself, and be aware of its own history.
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We think it's crucially important for us to understand and be actively involved in the digital distribution of content.
hard-times faces firsts
That first week, I also went to Washington. That was really tough. I sympathize with those Washington figures who have to face 40 Times Washington bureau reporters. They ask hard questions and they're relentless. And they were quite suspicious and quite dubious about me.
issues facts opinion
It's a very complicated issue about when is a fact not a fact in the context of opinions.
monday thinking television
The Times' new credibility committee report that was issued on Monday very specifically said they will be putting in a policy that reporters must get permission from their department heads to appear on television, which I think is a really good thing.
wmd evil journalism
I'm saying that the WMD reporting was not consciously evil. It was bad journalism, even very bad journalism.
jobs liking-someone worry
Now I worry. If people ended up liking me, did I do the job wrong? So I decided they didn't end up liking me - they ended up being able to deal with me.
balance imbalance sometimes
The pursuit of balance can create imbalance because sometimes something is true,
mind substance ears
Closing one's ears to the complaints of partisans would also entail closing one's mind to the substance of their arguments.
nice hate want
If you really hate George Bush, you don't want to read about his hobbies or that he's nice to his friends or that he's good company at dinner.
dog car chasing
I'm afraid we'll see reporters stop chasing quotes around the same time dogs stop chasing cars.
pundits ridicule reporters
I know there are reporters who ridicule pundits.
thinking paper
But I think it's undeniable that the Times is a liberal paper.
baseball team winning
If you can't enjoy the game unless you are pretty sure your team is going to win, baseball is not the game for you. Remember, the best team in baseball in any year is going to be beaten about 60 times.