New threats to ethical journalism

Edward Wasserman — New threats to ethical journalism
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Journalism ethics in a shared media space

Journalism ethics in a shared media space
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Pitfalls and barriers on the road to a successful ombudsman

Pitfalls and barriers on the road to a successful ombudsman
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# Presentation: The internal watchdog [PDF document]
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New media and new methods

Mario Vitor Santos — New media and new methods
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New media and new methods

By Mario Vitor Santos
Brazilian iG- Internet Group

Mario Vitor Santos is the ombudsman for the Internet site, iG, in Brazil. He gave this presentation to delegates at the ONO conference in Stockholm:

First, I would like to thank the organizers of this conference (Lilian Ohrstrom, Janne Anderson and Thonborg von Krogh) for inviting me to speak about my work as the first internet-only ombudsman of an website. I am also grateful to ONO, Gina and Pam especially, …

POLIS Financial Journalism Research Project

Dr. Damian Tambini presents his research project
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POLIS Financial Journalism Research Project – An introduction

By Damian Tambini
London School of Economics

Damian Tambini of the London School of Economics made the following presentation to the ONO conference in Stockholm, and asked for contributions to this research project. Contact Tambini at d.tambini@lse.ac.uk.

Financial journalism is undergoing fundamental shifts at present due to market, regulatory and technological changes. Technological development leads to the emergence and increasing importance of blogs, news feeds and other alternative sources for financial information, comment and reporting, and a …

Research on the Role of the Ombudsman

Christina Elia presents research on the role of ombudsmen
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Presentation: Profile and activity of newspaper ombudsmen
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The Lonely Hell of the Ombudsman

The lonely hell of the ombudsman

By Peter McEvoy
ABC Fellow
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Oxford

This survey of ombudsmen was part of a broader project investigating different systems of media accountability. It grew out of my interest in alternatives to the bureaucratic systems of media accountability that operate in many public broadcasters.

I was particularly interested in models of accountability that work on the culture of media organisations to strengthen the awareness of journalistic standards and audience expectations – such as news ombudsmen who publicly assess and comment on their own organisation’s performance and engage with …

Journalism in the Near Future

Jan van Groesen on “Journalism in the Near Future”

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Journalism in the Near Future

By Jan van Groesen
President, Media-Ombudsman Nederland

These remarks were made by Jan van Groesen president of Media-ombudsman The Netherlands.

One and a half years ago, we set up our foundation for Dutch journalism in order to cope with the rising tide of criticism of the press and the degrading of its reliability and credibility. Our effort is based on the analysis that the future of responsible journalism is not very bright.

At the beginning of the 21st …

King Karl XII and his ‘high Ombudsman

King Karl XII and his ‘high Ombudsman’

By Par-Arne Jigenius
Former Swedish national press ombudsman

ONO Conference opening remarks by Par-Arne Jigenius, delivered by Lilian Ohrstrom, ombudsman for Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, May 28:

Dear Friends:

Welcome to the native country of the ombudsman institution.

Everybody recognizes ombudsman as a Swedish word and the concept “ombudsman” is in a royal decree signed by King Karl (Charles) XII in the year 1713. This great warrior king spent many years in Central and Eastern Europe, moving from battlefield to battlefield.

He was an absolute ruler – king by the grace of God. It …

Opening Remarks

President’s opening remarks

ONO Conference opening remarks made by Pam Platt, president of ONO and public editor at The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky.:

By Pam Platt
ONO president

I don’t know how many of you have gone kayaking in Florida with wild alligators all around you. I did that about two months ago. And I have to tell you … out on this beautiful river … away from most people … no e-mail arriving and no cell-phone signals … well, I thought about our jobs. And, no, it wasn’t because I saw some buzzards circling overhead … although I did …