On October 22, 2006, Public Editor of "The New York Times" Byron Calame stated that he did not think the article should have been published, reversing his strong support of the "Times" in his June 2 column. "I haven't found any evidence in the intervening months that the surveillance program was illegal...The lack of appropriate oversight—to catch any abuses in the absence of media attention—was a key reason I originally supported publication. I think, however, that I gave it too much weight".