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).
The Salt Lake Tribune, "Spanish-language ads remain hot topic"
The Washington Post, "A shaky performance on corrections"
Chicago Tribune, "Horse analogy impolitic, unsettling"
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), "How letters botched the facts in sensitive Palestinian issue"
The New York Times, "Information that doesn't come freely"
Sacramento Bee - public editor, "Bee's coverage of a weak economy is mostly strong"; editor, "When I-5 traffic gets bad, you've got a friend"
The San Diego Union-Tribune, "When our readers become editors"
Hartford Courant, "Readers grapple with TV Week move"
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), "Joanna Connors' story of rape drew overwhelmingly positive response"
The News&Observer (Raleigh, NC), "Grading online election coverage"
San Antonio Express-News, "Reporters intended no malice with choice of words"
PBS, "Carried Away?"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Social Butterfly a showcase for area's charities"
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).
Chicago Tribune, "R. Kelly secrecy weakens system"
The Salt Lake Tribune, "Spanish ads appeal to growing niche"
The New York Times, "The preacher's new pulpit"
PBS, "Too much reverence for the reverend?"
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), "Why Obama story didn't run on Page One"
The New&Observer (Raleigh, NC), "Political potpourri: polls, endorsements"
The Washington Post, "A lesson about copycats"
The San Diego Union-Tribune, "New models for disseminating news"
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), "Juveniles should be identified when gun crimes are involved"
San Antonio Express-News, "Tipster made story about Spurs' plane possible"
The Virginian-Pilot, "Pentagon deception, media complicity"
Kansas City Star, "'Embarrassment' is only in the eye of the beholder"
Sacramento Bee - editor, "Johnson story calls for reporting in depth"
Anniston Star (Alabama), "Star project needed more explanation"
Arizona Daily Star, "A look back at land-deal coverage"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "AJC will keep digging into Clayton schools story"
The Courier-Journal (Lexington, KY), "Celebrating a freer world press"
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).
PBS, "About those 'retired' military officer/analysts"
The San Diego Union-Tribune, "Front page story provokes readers"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "How AJC editors decide to put which stories where"
Chicago Tribune, "Measuring life and death"
Florida Times-Union, "Was FCAT headline a joke?"
Hartford Courant, "How green is the Courant?"
The Washington Post, "Red card for a sports blogger"
The Courier Journal (Louisville, KY), "Derbymania: in print and on the Web"
The News&Observer (Raleigh, NC), "College Inn story riles Wolfpack fans"
The Plain Dealer, "Most of the news on the Web originates with newspapers"
San Antonio Express-News, "An inconsistent truth"
Sacramento Bee - editor, "A tradition of providing the space to disagree"; public editor, "Cartoonist Rex Babin: An animated line of work"
The Salt Lake Tribune, "The plain facts aren't always pleasant"
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).
The New York Times, "Squeezed by the courts"
NPR, "Hating the media when you shouldn't"
The Sacramento Bee -- public editor, "The Bee is focusing resources on the mayoral race"; editor, "A Bee photographer's work garners more honors"
PBS, "Ombudsman's mailbag"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Roommate story resonates strongly across racial lines"
The Washington Post, "Was 'excluded' the wrong word?"
ESPN, "ESPN is right to engage, not avoid, racial matters in sports"
Kansas City Star, "Multiple churches use the Mormon name"
The San Diego Union-Tribune, "Diminished space for free obituaries"
San Antonio Express-News, "Immigrants an Express-News strength"
The Virginian-Pilot (Hampton Roads, Va.), "Our mantra: no more than one error a day"
Chicago Tribune, "How cougar prowled Web, newspaper"
Hartford Courant, "Letters to the reader representative"
The Salt Lake Tribune, "Rude Web site bullies are breaking rules"
The News&Observer (Raleigh, NC), "Tawdry tales about e-mails"
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), "Readers benefit from story-sharing pact"
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), " 'Ritas and gators on spring break"
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).
The Washington Post, "The service behind the prizes"
Sacramento Bee -- public editor, "News of Iraq is back - as readers say it should be"; editor, "Honest effort in changing times for newspapers"
NPR, "Should NPR link to violent, anti-Muslim video?"
The New York Times, "The blur between analysis and opinion"
PBS, " 'Let's blame the readers' "
The Salt Lake Tribune, "FLDS coverage important to this state"
The San Diego Union-Tribune, "Words and their pesky definitions"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "The Wright stuff, or, more about bias or lack thereof"
Hartford Courant, "Recognizing in-house excellence"
Chicago Tribune, "Relishing tales of doing good"
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), "Cleaning up cyber comments"
The News&Observer (Raleigh), "Online study brings more questions than answers"
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), "Answers to some nagging questions"
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).
NPR, "Is Obama's pastor anti-gay?"
PBS, "The ombudsman's mailbag" (mostly reaction to last week's column on "Bush's War")
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), "Nothing wrong with noting the source of a story idea"
The News&Observer (Raleigh, NC), "Bad economic news depresses readers"
The New York Times, "Change can be painful, but this one shouldn't hurt"
Washington Post, "Print and online: like ham and eggs"
Sacramento Bee -- public editor, "Lots of little things add up to big changes at Bee"; editor, "Changing publishers is important, so it's news"
The San Diego Union-Tribune, "A careful look at the news business"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "A matter of trust: Keeping bias out of the paper"
Florida Union-Times, "How to avoid subtle bias when reporting on political stories"
Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), "Boiling down all that information"
Salt Lake Tribune, "Proofreaders go way of green eyeshades"
Kansas City Star, "Scoreboard photo drew eyes -- and a question"
Courier-Journal (Lexington, KY), "Smaller pages mean changes for C-J"
San Antonio Express-News, "Last 'Retro Geek' comic is Sunday"
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).
inks to other ombudsmen and readers’ representatives in the United States:
Washington Post, "Public death, private life"
NPR, "NPR's Iraq coverage"
PBS, "On the Frontline, again"
Sacramento Bee public editor, "As war drags on, public interest -- and news -- fades"; editor, "For The Bee, more blogs on more and more topics"
The Plain-Dealer (Cleveland), "Stories should tell readers where think tanks stand politically"
Chicago Tribune, "News balance no easy task"
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), "Why 'balance' may be elusive"
The Salt Lake Tribune, "Readers fake sltrib.com registration info"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "MLK's profound legacy touches two journalists"
Hartford Courant, "No more changes forecast"
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), "Being careful about what we call you"
Anniston Star, "Anonymous sources done right"
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?"
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).
Sacramento Bee public editor's column, "Public is public and there is just no hiding that"; editor's column, "For The Bee, 'Sunshine Week' is every week"
Jacksonville Times-Union,"Celebrate Sunshine, even here"
The New York Times, "Fooled Again"
The Washington Post, "A Reporting Coup and Its Critics"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Families' privacy crucial at even most newsworthy funerals"
Chicago Tribune, "Thought-provoking paper will sometimes offend"
Hartford Courant, "Why A Restaurant Review Got Yanked"
San Diego Union-Tribune, "An evolving newsroom aiming to provide news in many forms"
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), "A new look for courier-journal.com"
The News&Observer (Raleigh, NC), "Fashion coverage wears on some"
Orlando Sentinel, "No clarification needed: It's been time well-spent"
Palm Beach Post, "Not injured? Of course she was"
The Plain-Dealer (Cleveland), "Adding up Ohio Republican crossover votes was team effort"
Here are links to some of the past week's columns by ombudsmen and
readers' representatives 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).
NPR - "Invite more conservatives to NPR?"
Chicago Tribune - "Portraying the election"
New York Times - "Playing favorites? Don't be so sure."
Plain-Dealer (Cleveland) - "Review finds presidential coverage pretty balanced"
Washington Post - "The outrage over an Outlook piece"
PBS - "Covering the Dems, the economy and the cost of war"
San Antonio Express-News - "Criticism and analysis, yes; endorsements, no"
News&Observer (Raleigh, NC) - "N&O gets touch with Gov. Easley"
Sacramento Bee - "Accountable to the public for whom they work"
San Diego Union-Tribune - "Trying to correct what went wrong, and more on TV Week"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Checks, balances keep reporters' coverage accurate"
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) - "Grammar police on patrol"
Star Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) - "'We must bring local news to life' journalism"
Kansas City Star - "Headlines shouldn't imply Cuba is a democracy"
Orlando Sentinel - "Listening to the readers"
Salt Lake Tribune - "An occasional oops is bound to slip into print"
Here are links to some of the past week's columns by ombudsmen and
readers' representatives 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).
Orlando Sentinel, "Lack of civility in message boards reflects not just on Web site but on newspaper, too"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Being hyper-vigilant about bias should be job one"
San Francisco Chronicle, "Was McCain story fit to print?"
Chicago Tribune, "Reporters tap into social networks and find gold"
Washington Post, "Immigration coverage in the crossfire"
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), "Digital tracks are permanent"
PBS, "How do we love thee? Let us count the ways"
San Diego Union-Tribune, "Complaints about the new TV Week and a tale of a dog"
The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), "Can a 14-year-old give informed consent?"
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), "William F. Buckley: exercise in authenticity"
Sacramento Bee, "Bee's bid to be neutral confounds photo selection"
Plain Dealer (Cleveland), "Taking stock of preventable mistakes"
Here are links to some of the past week's columns by ombudsmen and
readers' representatives 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).
New York Times, "What that McCain article didn't say"
NPR, "Should journalists vote?"
Washington Post "A veterans charity cries foul"
PBS, "Is the New York Times still necessary?"
Virginian-Pilot, "Obama got positive coverage, here and nationally"
Chicago Tribune, "There's only one way to frame Illinois High School Association photo spat: Principle"
The Salt Lake Tribune, "Covering all angles of a simmering issue"
Sacramento Bee, "Self-policed online posts reflect ever-evolving Web"
Plain-Dealer (Cleveland), "Newspapers forced to address rumors"
Express-News (San Antonio), "Another thought on Express-News corrections"
Orlando Sentinel, "Readers, you're in the drivers seat"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "We hate to make mistakes, but we don't ignore them"
Here are links to some of the past week's columns by ombudsmen and
readers' representatives 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).
Chicago Tribune - "Fair's fair in print and photos"
NPR - "Ft. Drum, investigative reporting and anonymous sources"
New York Times - "The doctors are in. The jury is out."
Washington Post - "Taking issue with campaign coverage"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Hip-hop, rap, R&B are a huge part of the Atlanta scene"
San Diego Union-Tribune - "Those times when the newspaper can make readers happy"
Sacramento Bee - "Declaring a Britney-free zone: The Bee says 'moo!'"
PBS - "Ombudsman's mailbag"
San Antonio Express-News - "What, no preventive medicine?"
Plain-Dealer (Cleveland) - "Choice of candidate photos pleases some, angers others"
Orlando Sentinel - "Help steer the Sentinel where you'd like to go"
Here are links to some of the past week's columns by ombudsmen and
readers' representatives 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).
Chicago Tribune - "Anonymity online protects free speech or cloaks crazies?"
New York Times - "Fuzzy election math, before and after"
PBS - "Oops" (wrong call on Super Tuesday)
San Diego Union-Tribune - "Election coverage offers something to annoy nearly everyone"
Sacramento Bee - "Britney this, Britney that: Is there no limit today?"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Super Tuesday coverage brings kudos, criticisms"
Orlando Sentinel - "How many spoonfuls of sugar to help the medicine of news go down?"
NPR - "Super Tuesday Special"
Plain Dealer (Cleveland) - "Political endorsements make us part of the story"
Kansas City Star - "Pit bulls aren't necessarily demons - or angels"
Washington Post - "Was a museum director treated fairly?"
ESPN - "Monday Night Football dilemma: how to entice casual fans, not alienate purists"
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) - "Drawing the line: Editorial cartoonists confront issues of sexism and racism when caricaturing the Democratic front-runners"
News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) - "Men beat out women on our sports pages"
Here are links to some of the past week's columns by ombudsmen and readers' representatives 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 - "Anger over an online essay"
NPR - "Is NPR ignoring Ron Paul?"
Orlando Sentinel - "Ethical guidelines keep journalists on track"
PBS - "'American Idol,' it's not"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "We're party to a delicate balancing act in covering politics"
Chicago Tribune - "Crossroads of Web, credibility full of potholes"
San Diego Union-Tribune - "Readers often help the newspaper right what was wrong"
Hartford Courant - "Who's behind the Courant's voice?"
Sacramento Bee - "From the mailbag: Bottom feeders and cage fighters"
Plain Dealer - "Tables are turned when other media write about us"
The Anniston Star (Alabama) - "Accessing Star's coverage"
Arizona Daily Star - "Star reduced errors substantially in 2007"
Florida Times-Union - "Veterans story needed balance"
The election, corrections and production problems are a few of the topics that U.S. ombudsmen and readers' representatives have written about in the last few days. Following are links to a number of those columns.
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).
Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Endorsements may raise hackles, but they're useful"
Chicago Tribune "Surely, beware of those certain predictions"
Courier-Journal (Louisville) "The hopes and dreams to make history"
News&Observer (Raleigh, NC) "Errors and their flip side: corrections"
New York Times "Public and private lives, intersecting"
Orlando Sentinel "Communication breakdown leaves readers out of the game"
Palm Beach Post "Not the usual MLK talk"
PBS "The Race Is On"
Plain Dealer (Cleveland) "Use of a racial epithet stirs newsroom debate"
Sacramento Bee "Survey for accuracy produces above-average grade"
Washington Post "Pollsters in the primary storms"
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