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April 29, 2011

The Mailbag: Talk About Race and You Will Be Talked About

PBS personalities and programs touching on race figure most prominently in the ombudsman's mailbag this week. All of the mail on this subject was critical and there was a fair amount of anger in many of the e-mails, several of... More »

April 28, 2011

A Note About That Series on Autism

Robert MacNeil, the venerable former co-anchor of what was, for many years, the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, returned to PBS earlier this month as host, narrator and chief questioner of a six-part series called "Autism Now" that aired on the PBS NewsHour.... More »

April 21, 2011

The Mailbag: Covering Private Manning

* This mailbag was amended shortly after being posted to record an objection by Frontline to a characterization I used. Maybe the Obama administration at least ought to count to 10 before pushing some high-profile people out the door. I... More »

April 8, 2011

The Mailbag: It Would Have Been More Fun at NBC

Not much mail this past week or so but, as always, PBS viewers find interesting points to challenge. And, not surprisingly, almost all the mail focused on one segment or another of the weekday night PBS NewsHour. It's probably because... More »

April 1, 2011

Bombs Away: FAIR Attacks NewsHour Again

The U.S. is once again involved in a controversial military action — this time using air power in support of a UN-approved no-fly zone over Libya and to neutralize Libyan ground forces endangering civilian population centers — and the "progressive"... More »

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