Ombudsmen columns

Here are links to some of the past week's columns by ombudsmen, readers' representatives and editors around the nation. More columns and information about ombudsmen in the U.S. and around the world can be found at the Organization of News Ombudsmen website (which has a permanent link on the right side of this page).

Washington Post, "When The Post was late to church"

Kansas City Star, "Coverage of Obama and Wright needed more detail"

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Nailing down the Wright story"

The News&Observer (Raleigh, NC), "Did the N&O swoon over Obama?"

NPR, "A reporter's notebook"

ESPN, "New-and-improved 'SportsCenter' throws ombudsman curveball"

PBS, "Debating the war"

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Team effort, including readers', drove storm coverage"

Sacramento Bee - public editor's column, "Kings! Kings! Oh, be still, editors' beating hearts"; editor's column, "Reporters in Baghdad are a source of pride for Bee"

Chicago Tribune, "A healthy debate on what's bad taste"

The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), "Readers see many  mistakes"

Hartford Courant, "Letters to the reader representative'

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), "Stories played based on facts, not 'what ifs'"

San Antonio Express-News, "Problems with facts - or propaganda?"