by snarly | May 30, 2017 | Corporate Apologies, Funny-on-Purpose Apologies, Media Apologies
Flawless. Oscar Munoz, are your ears burning? Read the rest...
by snarly | Apr 5, 2017 | Corporate Apologies, Media Apologies
You know the one. Pepsi has pulled it from YouTube, but as of this writing you can still see it on AdAge’s site. The ad Dr. Martin Luther King’s daughter Bernice responded to thusly. If only Daddy would have known about the power of #Pepsi....
by snarly | Mar 21, 2017 | Media Apologies, Sports Apologies
You may recall our dismay at one of the worst media “apologies” of the last year — The Daily Beast’s half-assed, defensive, self-aggrandizing responses to criticism of Nico Hines’s “story” about pretending to be gay to pick up...
by snarly | Feb 20, 2017 | Media Apologies
First, check out this apology by Steve, the managing editor of the Telegram in Newfoundland. Steve is purportedly apologizing for a headline on a rape story — “TOO DRUNK TO REMEMBER.” Let’s discuss! Why is this a terrible apology, compounding...
by sumac | Jan 20, 2017 | Media Apologies, Sports Apologies
After the second round of the Australian Open, after playing Lucie Safarova, Serena Williams took questions from reporters. The first ‘question came from a reporter who favored her with his evaluation: “Congrats on the win. But it looked a little bit of a...
by sumac | Nov 8, 2016 | Media Apologies
Sean Hannity. Who is this person? I hardly know. Because I avoid conflict. Because I am serenely deadheading the lavender and verbena. Because I try to alternate inhaling and exhaling in a calm way. Because I have never consumed any show that this person is on....
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