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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I think it's one of the Times' problems that they haven't made it clear to readers what various formats mean.
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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.
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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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Right, but there's expertise and then there's inside information. And I think we have to make a distinction.
I think Tierney is also more libertarian than he is conservative in the conventional sense.
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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.
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I was probably being a little cocky, which I do when I feel that I don't know what I'm talking about.
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That the Op-Ed page is very important in readers' and the nation's perception of the Times, the perception of its editorial positions, and of its implicit editorial positions as expressed by the publisher's choice of people who are given the freedom to write opinion columns.
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Baseball is a pretty sight and a nice experience, win or lose, particularly if it is watched in a nice park.
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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.
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But I think it's undeniable that the Times is a liberal paper.
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I know there are reporters who ridicule pundits.