Creating an Effective Newspaper Ombudsman Position

Christopher Meyers

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In this article I argue, first, that genuinely effective ombudsmen could help restore news credibility-thereby staving off other, more intrusive external intervention-and that the position must have true sanctioning authority, much like that of the ethics officer in many corporations. I also argue that the effective ombudsman will be one who sufficiently understands the workings of journalism but who is not immersed in its ethos. This distancing is necessary for genuine critical appraisal to be possible.

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1961The Concept of Law 1986Committed Journalism: An Ethic for the Profession 1987The virtuous journalist 1987Public Accountability or Public Relations? Newspaper Ombudsmen Define Their Role 1995Public Journalism: A Case for Public Scholarship 1986Ethics and the Legal Profession

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