Dan Gillmor on Nostr: The Dallas Morning News' appointment of a public editor is a great move for that ...

The Dallas Morning News' appointment of a public editor is a great move for that organization.

And it highlights the New York Times' arrogant decision to get rid of that post years ago.

Would it have mattered if they'd kept the position? Maybe not, given the propensities of the most recent top editors.

But it sure couldn't have hurt.