Word: ombudsperson
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...Shourie '95 is The Crimson's reader representative, or ombudsperson. He can reached by calling 495-9666. You can also contact him by e-mail, at rshourie...
...people at some newspapers, it sees odd that The Crimson's ombudsperson should be responsible for resolving conflict of interest. The fact that I am both on the news executive board and responsible for policing it, is itself a situation involving conflicting interests...
...ombudsperson is to act as a representative of the readers of a newspaper. That means taking complaints from those of you whom our stories annoy, following up on them with the editors, and trying to put things right by running corrections if necessary...
...also involves talking to groups of people who feel that The Crimson has traditionally misrepresented them. During my tenure the Harvard Police Department, the Undergraduate Council and other have raised issues of long-term bias. The ombudsperson does not really handle circulation complaints, though if you've tried all other avenues and no one's been much help, you can certainly write to me about those too. In general, though, calling the redelivery hotline number 495-4774 or the circulation office 495-7890 would probably be more useful...
Here at The Crimson, the ombudsperson is also responsible for resolving questions of conflict of interest. The newspaper's policy is that reporters and editors who are in any way connected with a story should not be involved in producing...