Romenesko

Washington Post
"This may be a no-win situation," says Deborah Howell, but in 2007 she'd like to see Post journalists "feel less defensive about questions and criticism and for readers to feel less animus -- and occasionally even be appreciative -- toward those who do the vital job of keeping us informed." She advises readers to write journalists courteously. "You're more likely to get a courteous answer that way." More ombud/editor columns:
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> "Utah risks loosing its best teachers" hed saddens reader (Salt Lake Trib)
> Donovan doesn't believe Wikipedia deserves "authoritative" status (KCS)
> News & Observer hears from unhappy African-American readers (N&O)
> Deaths of Brown, Ford challenge AJ-C's skeleton holiday crew (AJ-C)
> Express-News groups columnists on same page to achieve balance (SAE-N)
> Reader suspects it's a slow news day when rat in toilet makes A1 (SJ)
> What readers want: "Everything, and they want it free," says Acuna (Bee)