And of course, and yes, I understand that I am responding as intended, Jack Shafer would be interesting, too, although I assume he's somewhere north of 40. Why?

1) He'd probably be good at it;

2) It would be fun to read JS's successor's constant stream of criticism about his stewardship.

Seeräuber Jenny

'Under 40,' eh? How about IQ? Waistline? Outstanding warrants?

KarenUhOh

rosiecheeks

Le Monde calls the position "Le médiateur du 'New York Times.'&thinsp"

"Médiateur" can mean mediator, referee, or arbiter. But maybe the NYT should stay away from the "A-word" for a while.

I disagree with J. Shafer; young reporters can be very effective not because they're "ignorant," but because young people tend to see the world in black-and-white terms. Which may not actually be the best quality in an ombudsperson. They do, however, have fewer enemies and less baggage.

KarenUhOh was at the top of my list, too. Turning to back to reality, although she's way over 40, I'd like to see someone like Katha Pollitt.

Seeräuber Jenny

The Infopornographer

cequirk

RandomHookup

ellagood

ZiggyStardust

Oh, hell to the no.
I think we're trying to get you to write a 2000 word comment in the Times.

howYOUdoin

The Infopornographer

PikachuMcHeidegger

and Jackie, you can't be sycophantic to someone that can grant no favors ... unless it was party favors, and then maybe we can go dutch.

rod townsend

I think Bill Keller would be fine with you serving as public editor (that title does have to be changed) and a Gawker commenter.

koala325

Lee

What the fuck's a 'public editor'?

KarenUhOh

howYOUdoin

koala325

JackieTreehorn

JackieTreehorn

rod townsend