New NYT public editor Clark Hoyt does a "soft launch" of his column, wonders why the paper didn't put the JFK terrorism plot on Page One, and concludes that editors have a tough job. [NYT]
Meet Our New Watchdog
Yesterday, Gawker revealed that Buck "Hoyt" Kent, 64, was becoming its second Ombudsman. Kent won a Webby in 2003 for his coverage of that weird smell at the A/C/E station on 34th Street, and until recently was the rape-and-murder cartographer for Gothamist. He was one of the first bloggers to question the stories…
