Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
The Clark Hoyt collection is organized around the columns he wrote as public editor, with each being accompanied by related materials including notes, Q and A emails with Times staffers; emails from readers, which often served as the trigger for the column in question; emails with expert sources, and printed copies of Times articles that prompted the public editor's inquiries.
Series IV: Miscellaneous Files
(Including subjects not gotten to, subjects looked into and not written about, notepads, articles, etc.)
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Clark Hoyt Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Clark Hoyt is an American journalist who served from 2007 to 2010 as the public editor of The New York Times, serving as the "readers' representative." The Times instituted this office in 2003, to respond to complaints and comments from the public and monitors the paper's journalistic practices. The office continued until 2017, when it was discontinued.
The Clark Hoyt collection is organized around the columns he wrote as public editor, with each being accompanied by related materials including notes, Q and A emails with Times staffers; emails from readers, which often served as the trigger for the column in question; emails with expert sources, and printed copies of Times articles that prompted the public editor's inquiries.
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
All links open new windows.
| Name | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hoyt, Clark | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Subject | ||
| Journalism | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |