The Ombudsman's Column on June 1, titled "At PBS, the Pressure Is On Before the TV Goes On," dealt with two decisions that had just unfolded publicly in which editorial judgments by the Public Broadcasting Service on two future offerings... More »
Two recent PBS "documentaries," both of which have been the subject of previous Ombudsman's Columns, continue to draw a good deal of mail — some of it about the films and some of it about my columns. I put the... More »
When I was in elementary school back in the 1940s during World War II, we used to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day. We faced the classroom flag and said: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United... More »
One of the good things about being an ombudsman is that you learn, at least I do, new things all the time. Last week's lesson in how television and PBS work came to me in the form of e-mails and... More »
Normally, the Ombudsman's column deals with viewer observations about programs that have aired on PBS affiliated-stations around the country. On one or two occasions in the past 18 months, it has also dealt with controversies that have arisen publicly about... More »
