Romenesko

Houston Chronicle
That's what Chronicle ombud James T. Campbell says. "The challenge is not to influence the game, but make sure both sides receive balanced coverage," he writes. "Whether we're achieving balance largely depends on the reader's bias. To wit, the wide disparity of opinions about our coverage of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah proves that readers cannot take a one-day snapshot to glean a complete picture of what we're doing." More ombud/editor columns:
> Mideast coverage elicits highly partisan, very emotional reactions (Sun)
> Parry says Strib photos of Mideast violence have been compelling (Strib)
> "Reporting on Israel is the third rail of American journalism" (WP)
> Sullivan: Buffett has never tried to influence Buffalo News' content (BN)
> SacBee wants to see how readers will react to ads for topless club (SB)
> Orlando Sentinel praises Bush's remarks, but declines to print them (OS)
> Will newspaper nameplates be replaced with "Your Ad Here"? (SeaTimes)
> Second-guessing always part of election coverage, says Tuck (AJ-C)
> Move to Tijuana if you like it so much, reader tells Lubrano (SDU-T)
> Pols come out with hands up after N&O exposes "booze cruise" (N&O)
> Russian editor doesn't regret running story that got her jailed (C-J)
> "It's important to keep in mind that journalism is a human calling" (E-T)