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Clark Hoyt says serving as New York Times public editor is "an opportunity to have a positive influence on the most important news organization in the United States." Hoyt (left) tells
Jacob Bernstein that he'll scrutinize the news
and opinion pages. "I don't think anything in the paper is off-limits and I would explicitly include the opinion pages. It wouldn't be appropriate to argue with editorial positions of the Times, but if opinion pieces are based on suppositions that are not factual, or if there are tonal issues, it's fair game."