Post ombudsman will be replaced by reader representative

The Washington Post on Friday said it was ending its decades-long practice of employing an independent ombudsman to critique the newspaper’s journalism and field readers’ questions. The Post’s ombudsman will be replaced by a reader representative, a staff member who will answer questions and respond to complaints, said Fred Hiatt, The Post’s editorial page editor. The reader representative, who will report to Hiatt, may write a blog as well, but the ombudsman’s...