by sumac | Feb 5, 2015 | Media Apologies
In 2003, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was reporting on-scene from Iraq. He was in a convoy of Chinook helicopters on a supply run over desert west of Baghdad when one of them was struck by rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and small-arms fire. Well, no,...
by sumac | Nov 30, 2014 | Political Apologies
As happens every year, the president publicly “pardoned” a turkey for Thanksgiving. Two worried turkeys, Mac and Cheese, were escorted to the event. Cheese was officially pardoned. Understudy Mac was on hand in case something went wrong. President Obama’s...
by snarly | Jul 5, 2014 | Corporate Apologies, Media Apologies
Why should Facebook be sorry for conducting a huge study that tried to manipulate users’ emotions by jiggering which posts users saw, all without telling them? To be sorry, you need incentive. You need to want to be better, do better, make your victim feel...
by sumac | Mar 10, 2014 | Academic apologies, Bropology
Five students at the University of Ottawa, four in student government, were conversing on Facebook, in the hallowed seclusion of privacy settings. Student elections were going on, so there were issues to talk about. They discussed whether the student federation...
by sumac | Aug 13, 2013 | Corporate Apologies
In Lake Stevens, Washington, some people went to a cafe with other people who were small children. Scones were eaten. One child did or did not scream. The owner asked the people to leave, telling the adults they could return later – without their children....
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