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

Current or recent athletes would make up at least one-third of athletic-association bodies with rule-making authority, and an athlete ombudsman would help resolve disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Responding to those concerns, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner told us the government planned to set-up a mandatory ombudsman as soon as parliamentary time allowed, adding that homes should be "safe" and "built to last".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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

Agreements on editorial boards or ombudsmen are typically made to assuage regulatory concerns over a change in media ownership.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

The ombudsmen did not reveal details on the operation.

From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2023

Newspaper columns on usage are filled with apologies for “errors” like these, spotted by ombudsmen or managing editors who have trained themselves to flag them.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker