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April 2008

April 24, 2008

About Those 'Retired' Military Officer/Analysts

Last Sunday, The New York Times published a very lengthy — even by Times' standards — investigative article headlined, "Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hand." The sub-headline read: "Courting Ex-Officers Tied to Military Contractors." The 7,600-word article by reporter David... More »

April 18, 2008

Ombudsman's Mailbag

Welcome to another collection of viewer responses to what they see and hear on PBS. Things were a little slow this past week; nothing that generated a great deal of mail. But what does arrive is always interesting. Here's a... More »

April 11, 2008

'Let's Blame the Readers'

I'm not sure what this column has to do, precisely, with PBS, except perhaps in one way: to help, somehow, to engage more young people in the news of our time and in the duty of citizens in a democracy.... More »

April 4, 2008

The Ombudsman's Mailbag

Welcome to another posting of viewer comments about recent programs or ombudsman columns. Much of the mail this week continued to focus on the two-part, four-and-a-half hour Frontline series titled "Bush's War" that aired on March 24 and 25. It... More »

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