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  • noun informal ombudsman

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Abbreviation of ombudsman.

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Examples

  • The PBS ombud and representatives of the public television programs studied in FAIR's new report, "Taking the Public Out of Public TV," have responded to the research that shows an elite, inside-the-Beltway slant to the programs 'guestlists.

    PBS Responds To FAIR Diversity Report fair.org 2010

  • In fact, the ombud at the Washington Post and the public editor at the New York Times chided their respective papers for not giving the bogus "scandal" more attention.

    Peter Hart: Pimps and Prostitutes... Again? Peter Hart 2011

  • The PBS ombud and representatives of the public television programs studied in FAIR

    PBS Responds To FAIR Diversity Report fair.org 2010

  • The PBS ombud and representatives of the public television programs studied in FAIR's new report, "Taking the Public Out of Public TV," have responded to ...

    PBS Responds To FAIR Diversity Report fair.org 2010

  • The PBS ombud and representatives of the public television programs studied in FAIR's new report, "Taking the Public Out of Public TV," have responded to the research that shows an elite, inside-the-Beltway slant to the programs 'guestlists.

    PBS Responds To FAIR Diversity Report fair.org 2010

  • And so did Boston Globe ombud Christine Chinlund, who wrote in 2003 of opponents of gay marriage: “One need not agree with them to think that their views need to be reflected, probed and understood as part of the essential coverage of this historic shift.”

    LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010

  • And so did Boston Globe ombud Christine Chinlund, who wrote in 2003 of opponents of gay marriage: “One need not agree with them to think that their views need to be reflected, probed and understood as part of the essential coverage of this historic shift.”

    LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010

  • So here's a slightly edited version of the letter we emailed to Post ombud Deborah Howell about Will's effort.

    Letter To WaPo Ombud Howell About George Will's Smearing Of Webb 2009

  • Here's our letter to Post ombud Deborah Howell about it:

    Letter To WaPo Ombud Howell About George Will's Smearing Of Webb 2009

  • On that score, our letter to Post ombud Deborah Howell about Will's latest is here. print share

    FLASHBACK: George Will Rearranged Wes Clark's Sentences 2009

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