Taking the Heat
“Robert L. Kierstead wrote a
column every other week as the Globe’s ombudsman, which he called his ‘favorite
newspaper position,’ while acknowledging that it was ‘an important, challenging,
and often thankless role.’” . . .
“[He] estimated that he had fielded more than
30,000 calls and letters from readers. Based on those conversations and other
research, Mr. Kierstead passed judgment in columns that established him as a
watchdog for errors and missteps. If readers were upset when they called him,
reporters, editors, and photographers could end up even angrier after being
publicly chastised in the Globe’s pages by one of their own.”
—Robert Kierstead (1928-2013) obit by Bryan
Marquand, The Boston Globe, Nov. 15, 2013
(Thanks to alert WORDster Javan Kienzle)
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