Elizabeth Spayd

{{short description|American media journalist }}

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| nationality = American

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| occupation = Media journalist

| employer = {{unbulleted list|The Washington Post|Columbia Journalism Review|The New York Times|Facebook}}

| alma_mater = Colorado State University{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Stuart |title=New public editor of The New York Times a CSU alumna |url=https://collegian.com/2017/01/new-public-editor-of-the-new-york-times-a-csu-alumna/ |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=The Rocky Mountain Collegian |date=January 25, 2017 |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826235237/https://collegian.com/2017/01/new-public-editor-of-the-new-york-times-a-csu-alumna/ |url-status=dead }}

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Elizabeth Spayd is an American media journalist. She was the first woman to be named managing editor at The Washington Post, the editor and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review, the sixth public editor of The New York Times,{{cite news |last1=Ember |first1=Sydney |title=New York Times Names Elizabeth Spayd Its 6th Public Editor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/business/media/new-york-times-names-elizabeth-spayd-its-6th-public-editor.html |access-date=August 26, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=18 May 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Weprin |first1=Alex |title=Elizabeth Spayd named New York Times public editor |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/05/elizabeth-spayd-named-new-york-times-public-editor-223314 |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=Politico |date=May 18, 2016 |language=en}} and a transparency consultant for Facebook.{{cite news |last1=Swisher |first1=Kara |author1-link=Kara Swisher |title=Facebook has hired former NYT public editor Liz Spayd as a consultant in a 'transparency' effort |url=https://www.vox.com/2017/8/25/16202992/facebook-taps-former-nyt-public-editor-transparency-effort |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=Recode |date=25 August 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Turton |first1=William |title=Facebook hired the worst person in media to work on 'transparency' |url=https://theoutline.com/post/2183/facebook-hired-the-worst-person-in-media-to-work-on-transparency |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=The Outline |date=August 25, 2017 |language=en}} During her tenure at The New York Times, she took a number of controversial stances,{{cite news |last1=LaFrance |first1=Adrienne |author1-link=Adrienne LaFrance |title=Q&A With Liz Spayd, the Controversial Public Editor of The New York Times |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/05/a-conversation-with-liz-spayd-public-editor-of-the-new-york-times/526737/ |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=The Atlantic |date=16 May 2017 |language=en}} and the paper eliminated her role in 2017.{{cite news |last1=Vernon |first1=Pete |title=New York Times public editor Liz Spayd on decision to eliminate her position |url=https://www.cjr.org/analysis/liz-spayd-public-editor-new-york-times.php |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=Columbia Journalism Review |date=May 31, 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Calderone |first1=Michael |title=The New York Times Is Eliminating The Public Editor Role |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-york-times-public-editor_n_592ec472e4b0e95ac1956706?4r9= |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=HuffPost |date=31 May 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Owen |first1=Laura Hazard |title=The New York Times is eliminating the position of public editor; here's the Sulzberger memo |url=https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/05/the-new-york-times-is-eliminating-the-position-of-public-editor-heres-the-sulzberger-memo/ |access-date=27 August 2021 |work=Nieman Lab |date=May 31, 2017}}