This on-air apology for using Tina Fey’s photo when remarking on Sarah Palin was much shorter and lamer than I had thought it would have been. They didn’t show what they did nor did they explain how it happened. In fact the apology almost breezed by so fast that I missed it:
If you remember last week, Fox News released this to the press noting the apology would also include an explanation. I guess they changed their minds:
David Clark, Executive Producer of Weekend Programming, FOX News released the following statement:
“This past Sunday during ‘America’s News Headquarters,’ a graphics error was made during a segment on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The producer has since been disciplined and an explanation and apology will be made in the same hour next Sunday. Fox News regrets the error.”
Also, just as a reminder, this is what they were apologizing for:
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