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Clark Hoyt (left), 64, who was with Knight Ridder for 38 years, succeeds
Byron Calame. "I can say that we had no shortage of [public editor] candidates," says executive editor
Bill Keller. "I can say that after much discussion about the nature of the job, we decided that we preferred to continue the practice of selecting someone from outside, although we had excellent prospects from within The Times family." Hoyt will have the job for two years. || Read Keller's
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Hoyt tells Joe Strupp: "[Keller and I] are both in agreement that there will be times when I have judgments that differ from his. I think we are both committed to doing this with a highly professional tone."
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