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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.

~Daniel Okrent

Topics: About Being Cocky Feel Know Little Talking Which I Feel

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Is the New York Times a Liberal Newspaper? Of course it is.

~Daniel Okrent

Topics: Course Liberal New New York New York Times Newspaper Times York

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I believe the Times is a great newspaper, but a profoundly fallible one.

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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.

~Daniel Okrent

Topics: Clear Formats Made Mean Problems Readers Think Times Various I Think

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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.

~Daniel Okrent

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I'm saying that the WMD reporting was not consciously evil. It was bad journalism, even very bad journalism.

~Daniel Okrent

Topics: Bad Even Evil Journalism Reporting Saying Very

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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.

~Daniel Okrent

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I know there are reporters who ridicule pundits.

~Daniel Okrent

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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.

~Daniel Okrent

Topics: Appear Committee Credibility Department Get Good Good Thing Heads Monday Must New Permission Policy Putting Really Report Reporters Said Specifically Television Thing Think Times Very Which Will I Think

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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.

~Daniel Okrent

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Editor

Born: April 2nd, 1948

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