The breadth of his experience across journalism, the arts and factual programmes, combined with his rock-solid editorial judgment and deep understanding of the BBC's values, equip him brilliantly for this formidable task.
You claim that Gifford Miller, the former City Council speaker, "never offered a better idea" than reopening the East 91st Street marine transfer station ("Time to Move on Solid Waste," editorial, June 25).
Your lead editorial is a solid defence of cartoons I have still yet to see.
While the editorial makes a solid case for addressing the demand for drugs at home by increasing spending on prevention and treatment programs, the real influencers are not fighting a war, but rather seeking the tools they need to raise healthy children.
The point is that the days of the profitable generalist news-gatherer are dying, but the days of solid reporting and a strong, trusted editorial voice must never be allowed to perish.
There is no guarantee he will name solid conservatives to the Supreme Court," the editorial board wrote.
The New York Post, traditionally a flag-waver for Trump, said in an editorial Wednesday: "We see one truly solid takeaway from the story of the day: Donald Trump Jr. is an idiot".
The Times editorial board, however, believes in the "rock-solid scientific consensus" around climate change.
C3 Business Digest C1 EDITORIAL A12-13 Editorials: Cigarette makers under siege; a solid Republican drug plan; cruelty-free diamonds.
