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Writing in the New York Times Magazine in 1967, A.H. Raskin wrote, "there is a need in every newspaper for a department of internal criticism to put all its standards under reexamination and to serve as a public protector." He went on to say that this department should, "check on the fairness and adequacy of coverage and content." An editor in Louisville, Kentucky agreed and in June of that same year, the first newspaper ombudsman was on the job at the Courier-Journal and the Times. Host John Milewski looks at how the role has evolved since then with the help of representatives of three of America's most prominent news organizations, including Alicia Shepard of NPR, Clark Hoyt of the New York Times, and Andy Alexander of the Washington Post.
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Writing in the New York Times Magazine in 1967, A.H. Raskin wrote, "there is a need in every newspaper for a department of internal criticism to put all its standards under reexamination and to serve as a public protector." He went on to say that this department should, "check on the fairness and adequacy of coverage and content." An editor in Louisville, Kentucky agreed and in June of that same year, the first newspaper ombudsman was on the job at the Courier-Journal and the Times. Host John Milewski looks at how the role has evolved since then with the help of representatives of three of America's most prominent news organizations, including Alicia Shepard of NPR, Clark Hoyt of the New York Times, and Andy Alexander of the Washington Post.
