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Will consumers continue to pay for news?
News has become a commodity, concludes E-commerce Times. But Jeffrey Dvorkin, ONO’s executive director, says “… I am optimistic that solid and reliable information will always find a market and a public willing to pay for it.”
Hanif represents ONO in Azerbaijan
C.B. Hanif is representing ONO in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he is consulting with journalists concerned about the accountability of the press in the former Soviet republic on the Caspian Sea.
“I am hearing these concerns and sharing the experiences of the Organization of New Ombudsmen in improving journalistic accuracy and fairness, accountability and transparency, independence and credibility at news organizations around the world,” Hanif reports in his blog, “Hanif on Media.”
“How Azeris choose to develop their news organizations obviously will be their decisions. The societal challenges are not to be taken lightly,” he wrote.
“I’m hopeful that, as elsewhere, Azeris from editors to…
Free press vital for transparent society, say journalists
Journalists always desire free, courageous, bold and independent journalism, and this leads to transparency in society, said the vice chairman of the International Organization of News Ombudsmen, or ONO, at a conference in Istanbul, entitled “Professional Standards and Self-Regulation in Media and the State of Play of …Media Policy in Southeast Europe.”
“Our main goal is to fight corruption, unfairness, injustice and crimes of humanity as well as moral and political values,” said Yavuz Baydar, who also works at daily Sabah. “Only clear and open press can contribute to an open and clear society. For media, it is vital to be…
How Google changed the role of news ombudsmen
Mercedes Bunz, media blogger for guardian.co.uk, considers the effect that the Internet has had on news ombudsmen.
An excerpt:
“Now, with newspapers archives online all the time, news doesn’t vanish after publication, and ombudsmen and women are confronted with a new problem: search.
“Today, news organisations gather a lo…t of online traffic through search engines. However, using Google to search for details about someone can damage their life if the wrong article comes up. ”
British j-blog examines ONO’s online initiative
The Organisation of News Ombudsmen this month stepped up its digital act: with a new blog, a new site, and by dipping its toes into the Twitter waters, reports journalism.co.uk
Canadian J-blog notes ONO Web site
The Canadian Journalism Project has informed readers of its blog abou ONO’s newly redesigned Web site.
ONO president promotes ombudsmanship in U.K.
ONO President Stephen Pritchard participated in the annual meeting of the UK Branch of the Commonwealth Journalists Association, a panel of expert speakers on technological and commercial trends in both electronic and print journalism over the first decade of the 21st century.
He said that apart from his counterpart at The Guardian there are no other ombudspersons in the British press, where they were common in major U.S. newspapers and there were now over 70 world-wide. News accountability, he said, was essential to maintain credibility.
WebNewser comments on revamped Web site
WebNewser’s David Cohen spreads the word throughout the online journalism community about ONO’s revamped Web site and its potential for success.
Ombuds Blog comments on new Web site
The Ombuds Blog, a blog devoted to news and information about all sorts of organizational ombudsmen, has taken note of ONO’s revamped Web site. Tom Kosakowski of Los Angeles, Calif., the blog’s author, wrote “ONO promises that the new site will be an important source for media criticism and a necessary companion for navigating the news. ”
FishbowlNY takes note of ONO Web site
FishbowlNY, a Media Bistro blog, asks the question, “Can this new site catch on as a place for Web readers to check in on MSM watchdogs?”
