"If there had been three public editors before me, the body might have absorbed it a little bit better."

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"If there had been three public editors before me, the body might have absorbed it a little bit better."

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"I think on civilian casualties they could do more. It's actually something I've discussed with the editors involved. They're aware of it, and I'm hopeful that there will be more reporting on that."

Accountability

"Gail didn't want me commenting on the opinion pages. I was hired by the news department and, despite the rabid assertions of the Times' enemies and detractors, the two really have nothing to do with each other."

Enemy

"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."

Policy

"But I think it's undeniable that the Times is a liberal paper."

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"It's a very complicated issue about when is a fact not a fact in the context of opinions."

Fact

"Right, but there's expertise and then there's inside information. And I think we have to make a distinction."

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"I think Tierney is also more libertarian than he is conservative in the conventional sense."

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"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."

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"I'm afraid we'll see reporters stop chasing quotes around the same time dogs stop chasing cars."

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