How about a Numeracy Editor?
Do any news organizations have a Numeracy Editor?
For fifteen years, the New York Times had a Public Editor, whose job was to visibly uphold journalistic ethics. The Public Editor would publicly discuss errors, biases, or gaps in the paper's coverage. (Some other news organizations continue to have a public editor position, though I think it's not widespread.)
I'd like to propose something narrower: a Numeracy Editor. The Numeracy Editor's job would be to help reporters and columnists use numerical and statistical reasoning well.
I've been pondering this idea for a while, and finally decided to write about it after...