Reader Representative with Ted Diadiun

Columnist for The Plain Dealer

The Plain Dealer strives for transparency, but quotes can be tricky. Reader Rep Ted Diadiun talks about the guidelines reporters are asked to follow. Full story »

The lead story in last Sunday’s paper was an important and fascinating piece of journalism -- the kind of revelatory work that solidifies a daily newspaper’s critical role in its community Full story »

Got a beef with The Plain Dealer? Wonder why it covered a particular the story the way it did? Do you have story ideas or suggestions how to make the paper better? Plain Dealer Reader Representative Ted Diadiun is on cleveland.com to chat live with you from The Plain Dealer newsroom about these topics and more every Monday at 11 a.m. Full story »

Plain Dealer reader representative Ted Diadun answers questions about comics, type size, more comics and the paper's green policy. Full story »

A reporter gets a tip, digs into it and, together with an editor or editors, decides on its newsworthiness. This is where rumor is separated from fact. It is where tips either become stories or are exposed as unfounded gossip. Many stories die right there. Full story »

"I thought I was reading the Daily Kos," a reader sputtered last Monday, calling our Page One story about John Kasich "a thoroughly foul, misleading piece of partisan journalism, not worthy of a first-rate news organization." For the uninitiated, the "Daily Kos" is a widely read political blog that is not exactly known for its friendliness toward conservative politicians... Full story »

Cleveland and Clevelanders are often rated in national magazines. Some ratings pay the city a compliment and some do not. The Plain Dealer doesn't treat every ratings story in the same manner. Full story »

Here in Cleveland, we sulk, get our feelings hurt, demand apologies. That’s the way we are. Full story »

Sniffing out letters to the editor written by people using false names has been a challenge for newspapers since the days of Benjamin Franklin and "Silence Dogood." Full story »

Reader Rep Ted Diadiun received a lot of negative feedback on the Anthony Sowell special section last week. And he devoted this week's column and much of today's chat to the subject. Full story »

Got a beef with The Plain Dealer? Wonder why it covered a particular the story the way it did? Do you have story ideas or suggestions how to make the paper better? Plain Dealer Reader Representative Ted Diadiun is on cleveland.com to chat live with you from The Plain Dealer newsroom about these topics and more every Monday at 11 a.m. Full story »

Last Sunday, the lead story on the front page of The Plain Dealer gave readers a definitive look at the man who dominated news reports for much of the final two months of last year: Anthony Sowell, who is accused of raping and killing 11 women, and hiding their bodies in and around his Imperial Avenue home in Cleveland.... Full story »

Ted Diadiun received a number of calls and e-mail messages about Sunday's front page and special section on Anthony Sowell. Several readers said they felt the story "glorified" Sowell. Here's Ted's response, along with some comments about the mysterious letter writter, Ellie Light. Full story »

Most days, the front page you get when you pick up The Plain Dealer is entirely local, or almost so.   As we’ve said here before, our stated goal is to be the indispensable news source for the people of Northeast Ohio.   “Local news is our niche in a crowded information marketplace,” says Editor Susan Goldberg. “This is a... Full story »

Ted chats about John Horton's amusing and useful Road Rant column. Full story »