ombudsman

To protect its independence, Congress, in the 1991 national Defense Appropriations Act, created the office of ombudsman at the paper.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

CBS News installed Kenneth R. Weinstein as an ombudsman ahead of Ellison’s acquisition of Paramount last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The board will apparently act as a sort of ombudsman that will arbitrate disputes between employees and management regarding “alleged reporting bias or failure to meet agreed reporting fairness standards.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

This way, she explained, where there is "clear evidence of misconduct", the police can decide whether they dismiss an officer based on the evidence-led ombudsman investigation.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

An ombudsman would scan the news stories, research whatever statistics are mentioned, try to see that they are at least internally consistent, and probe most carefully into a priori implausible claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Other parts of the UK have similar ombudsmen schemes.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Further, to support implementation, the House Budget Committee and Ways and Means Committee could appoint ombudsmen to oversee the CBO and JCT transparency efforts respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

“Folks that live in skilled nursing need a champion to take on this powerful industry and improve regulatory enforcement and oversight,” said Davies, whose nonprofit sends ombudsmen into L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

“Our ombudsmen walk in markets, public places, universities, schools, madrasas and mosques,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

Richard Harwood, the Post's ombudsmen, eventually admitted the paper had lost “a proper sense of perspective” due to such a “hyperbole epidemic.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander