Full Description
This book offers the most comprehensive look to date at the effort of about forty U.S. media organizations to make themselves more accountable. Nemeth provides a critical assessment of the ombudsmen's work from the ombudsmen themselves, their editors, media critics, and scholars.
Contents
Acknowledgments and Methods The Case for News Ombudsmen as Agents of Accountability A Short History of Ombudsmen A Snapshot of News Ombudsmen and Their Work The News Ombudsman as Internal and External Critic at the Washington Post The News Ombudsman as Compliant Manager/Weekly Columnist in Sacramento Two Approaches to News Ombudsmanship in the Twin Cities The Evolution of the First Modern News Ombudsman Orogram in Louisville The Evolution of the Reader's Advocate at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch The Use of News Ombudsmen by Small and Mid-sized Newspapers The Use of News Ombudsmen in Electronic Media The Future of News Ombudsmen and Media Accountability Selected Bibliography
