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News Ombudsmen in North America Assessing an Experiment in Social Responsibility
Neil Nemeth
ISBN: 0-313-32136-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32136-8
184 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2003
List Price: $86.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Discount Price: $43.48 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: This book offers the most comprehensive look to date at the effort of about forty U.S. media organizations to make themselves more accountable. Nemeth provides a critical assessment of the ombudsmen's work from the ombudsmen themselves, their editors, media critics, and scholars.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments and Methods
    The Case for News Ombudsmen as Agents of Accountability
    A Short History of Ombudsmen
    A Snapshot of News Ombudsmen and Their Work
    The News Ombudsman as Internal and External Critic at the Washington Post
    The News Ombudsman as Compliant Manager/Weekly Columnist in Sacramento
    Two Approaches to News Ombudsmanship in the Twin Cities
    The Evolution of the First Modern News Ombudsman Orogram in Louisville
    The Evolution of the Reader's Advocate at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    The Use of News Ombudsmen by Small and Mid-sized Newspapers
    The Use of News Ombudsmen in Electronic Media
    The Future of News Ombudsmen and Media Accountability
    Selected Bibliography
About the Author: NEIL NEMETH is Assistant Professor of Communication, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana.
LCC Class: 70
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