News reporters, come on down

Do news reporters ego-surf? Do they Google themselves like the rest of us? Or are they jaded to having their names in print? Nope, nothing like that - they just couldn't possibly find a low-volume blog.

I make a habit of keywording their names, but they get far too many hits to come here. The question is how they get feedback from their readers. Occasionally, there's a controversy, and their defensiveness as a rule seems complete. Their outlets' ombudsmen, if they have them, exist mainly to defend them - or, now and then, to softly critique them.

I've seen a reporter or two show up on Editor and Publisher to defend themselves. But mainly, they seem almost as insulated from public dissatisfaction as Duhbya himself.