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Houston Chronicle | New York Times
That's according to a survey of ombudsmen. Houston Chronicle deputy managing editor Dan Cunningham says: "We [Chronicle editors] did have a lively debate about it throughout the day Saturday and decided a blurb would be appropriate for A1 and then give the story prominent play inside." New York Times ombud Clark Hoyt writes: "Giving the story subdued play on the front page [instead of on the inside] -- toward the bottom, with a single-column headline -- would have told readers that The Times knew what they were concerned about, that there was something real here, but that it wasn’t anywhere near happening and there was no need for alarm." || More editor/ombud columns:
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