Elizabeth Spayd

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Elizabeth Spayd
Alma mater Colorado State University [1]
OccupationMedia journalist
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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. 1 2 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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