Accuracy in Media

The Washington Post ombudsman used his final Sunday column to address reader complaints that the Post is “pro gay,” and in the process confirmed the inherent liberal bias of reporters at the paper. Pexton started off with an email from a reader that accuses the Post of giving pro-family conservatives the “short shrift.” That comment […]

Current Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton called the newspaper’s potential elimination of his position “shortsighted.” Pexton, whose contract expires at the end of the month, used his column on Sunday to address the possible end to a 43-year old tradition at the Post: It is possible that I’ll be The Washington Post’s last independent ombudsman and […]

The Washington Post, which was one of the first newspapers in the country to appoint an ombudsman, may eliminate the position when current ombudsman Patrick Pexton’s contract expires on March 1st. Fred Hiatt, the Post’s editorial page editor, told Politico that he isn’t exactly a fan of the ombudsman role. We are committed to maintaining […]

Washington Post Ombudsman Patrick Pexton expressed his concern about opinion pieces appearing on the front page of the newspaper and called for them to be labeled “news analysis” or “opinion” when appearing on the first two pages of the paper. Pexton said he found it jarring to see columnists appearing on the front page when he […]

Barack Obama is being presented as America’s first gay president by Newsweek, which glorifies his decision to recognize same-sex marriage. The Newsweek cover story will serve a purpose other than generating interest in a magazine that has been losing circulation and advertising revenue if it is viewed as an opportunity to finally discuss the taboo […]

Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton took the newspaper to task on Sunday for not giving the recently resigned blogger Elizabeth Flock more training and support for her job. Flock resigned on April 13 after it came to light that she had plagiarized parts of a Discovery News article on life on Mars in her blog […]

Last week I wrote about the latest round of buyouts at The Washington Post and the potential long-term effects they would have on the newspaper. Yesterday, Post Ombudsman Patrick Pexton weighed in on the buyouts and expressed his concern about the direction of the paper should the paper reach its buyout target. Pexton noted that […]

Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton took the paper to task for its repeated poor copy-editing, including mistakes in last Sunday’s paper.  Such mistakes have become all too common lately. The article in question was about the new and expensive energy saving light bulbs and referred to the Natural Resources Defense Council as the National Defense Resources Council […]

Patrick Pexton who replaced Andy Alexander as the Washington Post ombudsman penned his first column Friday and started off on a positive note for the newspaper. Pexton  praised the Post’s Egypt coverage and sounded more like another columnist on the op-ed page rather than the critical eye that he is supposed to be. One column […]