A question to start: Who do you complain to about an ombudsman? The answer: The OmbudsGod, of course. It seems our humble little blog has attracted his attention (It's not bad, I swear!) Thought you might be interested.
I'd also like to share a few bits of happy news with you all. It seems my ombudsmanly duties will only be increasing in the coming weeks. For one, I have taken on the position of Ombudsman for GamerFeed. Through a companion blog on their site, I will address issues specific to GamerFeed, and perhaps occasionally pertaining to the industry as a whole. In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that this is a volunteer position that I was asked to take by the GamerFeed staff. Still, to avoid the appearance of any conflict of interest, I intend to mention my position at GamerFeed whenever I mention them on this blog (Feel free to yell at me if I don't)
I'm also proud to anounce that I have also been named the official ombudsman for the newly formed International Game Journalist Association. This will entail moderation of the "ombudsman" section of the forums and semi-regular posting of articles for the Association web site. It's unclear right now how the exact split of content between the IGJA and this blog will end up, but I envision posting longer, more in-depth stories on the IGJA and using this blog for shorter stories and quick links. We'll see how this plays out, but rest assured that this blog will remain updated for the forseeable future.
In smaller blog news, if you look to the sidebar on the right, you'll see I've finally updated the links and story ideas. As always, if I've forgotten anything on either list, please tell me about it.
Finally, on a personal note, I just heard yesterday that I will be starting an internship with NPR.org at the end of the month. I guess that means I should start reading their web site, eh?
It's been kind of a rebuilding week here at the Ombudsman. To all you new readers, I promise, there's usually more actual content than this. To all you longtime readers, thanks for bearing with me this week and for all your support through the months. Here's hoping the momentum just keeps on building...
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