Word: ombudsperson
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Some of you may remember seeing the advertisements in The Crimson two weeks ago. In sprawling letters occupying the lower quarter of the page was the exclamation OMBUDSPERSON!? Underneath, there was a brief description of the duties expected--a biweekly column, daily reading of the entire paper, interviewing Crimson executives and the editors of other papers. Still, you were baffled. "What really is an Ombudsperson?" you wondered. You rushed to the dictionary to uncover this SAT word long forgotten. There you were shocked to find only a listing for an obviously archaic word, ombudsman. You were disgusted. Noah Webster must...
Still, rest assured that I too, as the new Crimson Ombudsperson, did my research. I have, through hours in the library, gained a grasp on the role I am assuming. Perhaps a less confusing title given to the Ombudsperson, I have learned, is "Reader Representative." My job, then, as the new reader representative will be to investigate and report on reader feedback to Crimson coverage. Although I need not agree with stances taken by Crimson readers, I will ensure that readers' comments are heard by the powers-that-be. Ideally, all the material for my biweekly column will be based...
Furthermore, I am the first Crimson Ombudsperson who is not also a Crimson executive. This year's editors decided that having a Crimson exec in charge of a column designed to offer an outsider's view of Crimson coverage was just a wee slight conflict of interest. And, indeed, I am not a Crimson executive, nor have I ever comped The Crimson. Until I took this position, I had never even been quoted in a Crimson news story...
Over the summers, I have dedicated myself to journalistic interests. As an intern at the Boston Phoenix, I aided then media critic, now Boston Globe Ombudsperson, Mark Jurkowitz. This summer, I will intern with ABC's "This Week" with David Brinkley...
According to Braunstein, several weeks ago, The Crimson carried notices in the paper and posted notes on news groups advertising the ombudsperson position, to which the paper received 10 responses...