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KamaAina

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40. WGN-TV Chicago issues apology

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:14 PM

Sep 2015

http://wgntv.com/2015/09/23/a-message-to-wgn-viewers/

WGN –TV today issued an apology from General Manager Greg Easterly and News Director Jennifer Lyons, following an error in the September 22 broadcast of WGN News at Nine:

“Last night we ran a story to recognize Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The artwork chosen to accompany the story came from a graphics image bank. Regrettably, we failed to recognize that the image was an offensive symbol.

We are extremely embarrassed and we deeply apologize to our viewers and to the Jewish community for this mistake. Ignorance is not an excuse.

Please know we have reviewed our in-house policies and made changes to do everything we can to avoid such mistakes happening in the future. Thank you for your understanding. We promise to do better.”

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Chicago TV Station Wishes Jews A Happy Yom Kippur With Nazi Emblem [View all] Capt. Obvious Sep 2015 OP

There is stupid and then there is gawdawful stupid. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #1

This is what happens when the News Dept fires all rhe paid staff leveymg Sep 2015 #8

+1 Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #17

Happy Yom Kippur! ??!? Happy Day of Atonement. Facepalm leveymg Sep 2015 #20

Seriously. Matariki Sep 2015 #43

Oy... NuclearDem Sep 2015 #2

And we're supposed to take these jagoffs seriously? nichomachus Sep 2015 #3

. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #4

That's Pink Floyd face palm. leveymg Sep 2015 #10

LOL! Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #14

Those are definitely not The Beatles oberliner Sep 2015 #33

Just a reminder. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #5

Isn't WGN a Tribune company? I thought they were bought out closeupready Sep 2015 #6

I am not sure. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #7

It's always been affiliated with the Tribune. KamaAina Sep 2015 #15

The call letters WLS rsdsharp Sep 2015 #24

Great radio in the 50-60s ... GeorgeGist Sep 2015 #30

Yes, according to Wikipedia csziggy Sep 2015 #18

When I was in college ages ago, journalism majors complained about taking history... Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #9

And worse yet... Mister Ed Sep 2015 #11

OFFS! Glassunion Sep 2015 #12

Complete with the striped concentration camp uniform. Unbelievable. Chiyo-chichi Sep 2015 #13

The whole household just had a collective facepalm moment Scootaloo Sep 2015 #16

Christ almighty! Appalling. "Idiocracy" really was written by Nostradamus. bullwinkle428 Sep 2015 #19

Talking to the cat about this - packman Sep 2015 #21

Holy crap. Some producer and editor just got fired. nt longship Sep 2015 #22

Wow. Happy Yom Kippur from 1939 LittleBlue Sep 2015 #23

Oy. hifiguy Sep 2015 #25

Did you include iconic TV Nazi characters in your post on purpose? oberliner Sep 2015 #34

Those weren't "Nazi" characters Ron Obvious Sep 2015 #36

Of course they were oberliner Sep 2015 #41

Of course Ron Obvious Sep 2015 #44

I like both Hogan's Heroes and The Producers oberliner Sep 2015 #45

Yes. hifiguy Sep 2015 #37

Yeah, that's what I figured oberliner Sep 2015 #39

Sum Ting Wong? Renew Deal Sep 2015 #26

Still amazes me that that one got through oberliner Sep 2015 #35

That is hifiguy Sep 2015 #38

Yes Renew Deal Sep 2015 #42

There are days that make you consider Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #27

Wow. Damn. Solly Mack Sep 2015 #28

Art choice? No, there can be no mistake what that symbol means. Rex Sep 2015 #29

Reminds me of this horrible shit. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #31

I wish I could add something to this thread but my fellow DUers have got it covered. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #32

WGN-TV Chicago issues apology KamaAina Sep 2015 #40

They failed to recognize that the image was an offensive symbol? oberliner Sep 2015 #46

Maybe Holocaust history isn't taught at the University of Illinois KamaAina Sep 2015 #47

I'd like to hear from that intern oberliner Sep 2015 #48