Sometimes issues that come to the attention of an ombudsman are clear cut: they do or do not violate an organization's guidelines, or something important has been left out, or something is inaccurate or unfair. At other times, things are... More »
Michelle Walsh, a PBS viewer in Portland, Ore., e-mailed me last week with the following observation: "While listening to 'Washington Week in Review,' I was returned again and again to the politics of a current event (in this case, scandal... More »
While news organizations were focused heavily last week on the scandal surrounding Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), my inbox was filled with e-mails that were mainly about two other topics. One involves a new, critical study of the PBS's nightly "NewsHour... More »
Fear of Fining The effect of confusion over the Federal Communication Commission's controversial rulings on indecency issues — and concern over the recently enacted Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act that allows the FCC to impose fines of $325,000 on broadcasters who... More »
