THIS is my last column as The Cavalier Daily's ombudsman. It has been an honor and a privilege to be given free rein to critique this paper for a year - in public, at that.
THE NEW Economy is collapsing, NASDAQ is a roller coaster, Internet companies are going bankrupt left and right, and venture capitalists are as nervous as long-tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs.
AS I BELIEVE I have mentioned in a previous column, one of the things I like to do least as an ombudsman is to bring up a problem without offering a solution, a correction or, at minimum, some potential direction for change.
RECENTLY, I went to a training institute developed by the U.S. Department of Justice, where I attended a media training designed for people who have fairly controversial fields of work or, at the least, fields in which public and professional emotions run high.
WHEN I reflect on it, I am mostly grateful not to be the editor of a newspaper. While I get my share of complaints and nasty letters, rarely can I move them to come and trash my offices.
THIS PAST week, The Cavalier Daily again offered a diverse set of issues for commentary. It is rare that a single issue triggers enough commentary to fill a column, but that was the case this week.
ONE OF the problems with being the Ombudsman of The Cavalier Daily is the high standard of work that the paper produces.
The new Tech Trends column by Nick Lawler is a welcome addition as a regular Business feature. The critical role technological innovation, and the tech world generally, plays in the current business world fairly dictates that every serious newspaper cover technology developments.
THE IMPORTANCE of investigative journalism: Investigative reporting is the single most important task journalists can engage in.
The 111th: This week was the last official week of the 111th Managing Board of The Cavalier Daily.
