Fewer than 40 Ombudsmen Hold Media Accountable
The American Journalism Review reports there are few than 40 public editors and ombudsmen, “in a nation with 1,500 daily newspapers, three network news operations, three cable news networks and countless radio and TV stations and Web sites…”
The article aims to answer the question:
The relationship between the public and the media is troubled. It seems logical for a news outlet to assign someone to listen to audience concerns and analyze its news coverage. So why are there so few ombudsmen?
