KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ONO

Spanish speaking News Ombudsmen of Latin America and Spain

(not ONO members)

Lic. Flavia V. PauwelsBuenos Aires University (UBA)

ONO Conference 2012 (Copenhagen)

SURVEY

•DATE: April-May 2012

•UNIVERSE: Spanish speaking News Ombudsmen of Latin America and Spain not ONO members (25 cases).

•REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE: 52% (13/25)

•COUNTRIES: Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia and Spain.

85%15%

69%

31%

38% 62%

PROBLEMS AT THEIR WORK

MEAGER PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC

LACK OF SUPPORT FROM DIRECTORS

JOURNALISTS´ RESISTANCE TO SELF-CRITICISM

YES NO

69% 31%

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ONO

YES

NO

46% 54%

LACK OF BUDGET

38% 62%

LANGUAGE

31% 69%

NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ONO

15% 85%

THEY PREFER INFORMAL CONTACT

WHY AREN´T THEY PART OF ONO

YES NO

SUGGESTIONS FOR ONO

77% 23%

SPANISH CONTENTS

62% 38%

ONO CONFERENCES IN SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRY

46% 54%

LATIN AMERICAN /SPANISH OMBUDSMAN AS “ADVISOR”

46%54%

ONO COURSES IN EACH COUNTRY

YES NO