Ombudsmen Round-Up

  • Paul Moore of The Baltimore Sun writes about the decision to run a series about a "Japanese-American family’s search for its identity in the context of internment camps" after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and then publish it on the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • Christine Chinlund of The Boston Globe writes about charges that the paper has given unfair coverage to the Big Dig, and also comments on fact checking in op-ed articles.
  • Jeffrey A. Dvorkin of NPR explains what an ombudsman does, responds to charges he has "gone soft" on NPR, and reveals some of his upcoming topics.
  • Daniel Okrent of The New York Times says The Times should spend a bit more time talking about The Times.
  • Michael Arrieta-Walden of The Oregonian writes about the paper’s decision to drop the Dear Abby column.
  • Connie Coyne of the Salt Lake Tribune writes about what it takes to write humor, and why it seems to be missing from newspapers.
  • Don Sellar of The Toronto Star offers readers the chance to take the "Nitpicker’s Quiz."
  • Michael Getler of The Washington Post reviews recent stories that elicited feedback from readers.
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This entry was written by Craig Silverman, posted on December 13, 2004 at 7:59 am, filed under Ombudsmen. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.