Ombudsmen columns
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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’