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February 2008

February 27, 2008

How Do We Love Thee? Let Us Count the Ways

With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the headline above just about sums up viewer attitudes about PBS that landed in the ombudsman's inbox this week. The comments came in the aftermath of a controversy that had been stirred up by... More »

February 22, 2008

Is The New York Times Still Necessary?

There are, after all, other world-class newspapers like The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal. And there are other papers that cover New York. But of course The New York Times is still necessary; more necessary... More »

February 14, 2008

Ombudsman's Mailbag

Welcome to another Ombudsman's Mailbag. Just as a reminder for those who may have only recently tuned into this space, these "mailbags" are primarily collections of viewer commentaries about recent PBS programs, usually with some brief commentary from me and... More »

February 8, 2008

Oops

On a night like Super Tuesday, even one mistake projecting a winner in any of the 22 Democratic primary races and 21 Republican contests is too much for some television viewers. And you can't blame them. This is serious business.... More »

February 1, 2008

'American Idol,' It's Not

Well, it wasn't what you'd call gripping, edge-of-your-chair television, and it didn't attract many letters to the ombudsman. But when correspondents for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer fanned out to five different states this week to talk to small groups... More »

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