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Elizabeth Spayd

Elizabeth Spayd
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColorado State University[1]
OccupationMedia journalist
Employers

Elizabeth Spayd is an American media journalist. She was the first woman to be named managing editor at The Washington Post,[2] the editor and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review, the sixth public editor of The New York Times,[3][4] and a transparency consultant for Facebook.[5][6] During her tenure at The New York Times, she took a number of controversial stances,[2] and the paper eliminated her role in 2017.[7][8][9]

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  1. ^ Smith, Stuart (January 25, 2017). "New public editor of The New York Times a CSU alumna". The Rocky Mountain Collegian. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b LaFrance, Adrienne (May 16, 2017). "Q&A With Liz Spayd, the Controversial Public Editor of The New York Times". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Ember, Sydney (May 18, 2016). "New York Times Names Elizabeth Spayd Its 6th Public Editor". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Weprin, Alex (May 18, 2016). "Elizabeth Spayd named New York Times public editor". Politico. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Swisher, Kara (August 25, 2017). "Facebook has hired former NYT public editor Liz Spayd as a consultant in a 'transparency' effort". Recode. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Turton, William (August 25, 2017). "Facebook hired the worst person in media to work on 'transparency'". The Outline. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Vernon, Pete (May 31, 2017). "New York Times public editor Liz Spayd on decision to eliminate her position". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Calderone, Michael (May 31, 2017). "The New York Times Is Eliminating The Public Editor Role". HuffPost. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Owen, Laura Hazard (May 31, 2017). "The New York Times is eliminating the position of public editor; here's the Sulzberger memo". Nieman Lab. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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Media offices Preceded byMargaret Sullivan Public Editor for The New York Times 2016–2017 Position eliminated
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