by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2013
Why Transcripts Might Not Match NPR Programs, Ombudsman Explains
Ever wonder why a National Public Radio transcript might not match what you heard on a program? NPR ombudsman Edward...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2013
Wash Post’s New Readers Rep? ‘Customer Relations Person’? NPR Ombudsman Asks
As iMediaEthics wrote yesterday, the Washington Post announced the newspaper was replacing its ombudsman position with a readers representative. Notably,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2013
Ombudsman-Lite? WashPost to Replace Ombudsman with Readers Rep
The Washington Post announced today that it won't replace Patrick Pexton, whose two-year term as ombudsman ended yesterday, with another...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2013
Why WashPost Didn’t Use Pic of Teen Athletes in ‘Native American Warrior Garb’
The Washington Post's outgoing ombudsman Patrick Pexton addressed two different cases of how the newspaper has sensitively handled reporting on Native...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2013
IDing Sex Assault Victim ‘Alarming’ says PCC, Daily Mirror Fined
The UK Daily Mirror was fined £1,200 after breaking the UK Sexual Offences Act 1992 with its 2011 story naming...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2013
Editor regrets ‘Overwhelmingly White’ T magazine, says NYT Public Editor?
The New York Times plans to include more diversity in its future issues of T: The Times Style Magazine, the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2013
UK Telegraph Scrubs Details about Student’s Suicide After PCC complaint
The UK Telegraph removed information from its online version of a story about a suicide after a suicide prevention group filed...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2013
The Last Boston Globe Ombudsman was not fired, Got that?
iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month about Washingtonian's reporting that the end of the Washington Post's ombudsman's office might be near. ...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2013
Last WaPo Ombudsman? Washington Post’s Pexton says ‘No Final Decision’ made
It looks like the Washington Post's ombudsman office might actually end up "empty" after all. As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this...