Don Sellar, the Toronto Star's ombudsman since 1992, is taking a buyout and moving on. However, he says the job will be filled again.

Here's an excerpt from his final column:

My journo buddy and fellow blogger John Gushue has a list of some of his favourite Web sites from 2004.

Since I'm too lazy to do my own (and because I tend to do articles, ...   more »

Daniel Okrent, the NYT public editor, wrote his year-ender last week. I missed it while dealing with a tsunami of tsunami coverage:

An excerpt of some of the improvements he noted:

This AP story out of Thailand goes on about how some Western tourists are back out on the beaches and jet skis while bodies are still being picked out of the rubble.

However, it notes some ...   more »

Come marvel at what you, the viewing public, thought was worth clicking on last month in this little section of the blogosphere. I also identify some posts I wish would have gotten more attention: