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Funny media goofup ... LOL

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I saw the other thread on Martin Luther Coon King day ... and it reminded me of this ... :lol


On Monday, 4 February 2002, MSNBC conducted an interview about the "Enron mess" with Niger Innis, national spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality and political commentator.

During the broadcast, MSNBC mistakenly put up a graphic identifying Mr. Innis as "Nigger Innis":

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According to the Associated Press:


Shortly after [the graphic] appeared, correspondent Gregg Jarrett offered Innis a "profuse apology.''
"Oh, God, I thought you guys thought I was a rapper or something,'' Innis replied. "Media bias continues. Just kidding. It's not the first time it's happened, but hopefully it's the last.''

It was strictly a typographical mistake, network spokesman Mark O'Connor said Thursday. He wouldn't say whether any disciplinary action was taken against the person who made the blunder.
 
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It reminded of this one: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1765552.stm

A plaque honouring actor James Earl Jones at a Florida event marking Martin Luther King Day has instead paid tribute to James Earl Ray - the man who killed the civil rights leader.


Over a background featuring stamps of famous black Americans, including King, the erroneous plaque read: "Thank you James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive."

Ray shot King in a Memphis hotel in 1968.
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Matlock

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"Oh, God, I thought you guys thought I was a rapper or something,'' Innis replied. "Media bias continues. Just kidding. It's not the first time it's happened, but hopefully it's the last.''


Heh, well at least he's not too hurt by it.
 
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Ha! Something similiar happened where I work. A few years back, there was a local story that gained national headlines when a disgruntled husband was taped shooting his wife while she was walking to the grave of their child. The cameraman and reporter was standing 2 feet away from the woman when the man came up and shot her...very sad.

Anyways, at the rival affiliate, they were naturally forced to cover the story. They were shooting "news briefs" about the story which would air later in the day to promote the 11 o'clock news. At least, that is what the female anchor thought. What she thought was taped was going out live and as her male counterpart was dishing out all the gory details, she formed her hand into the shape of a gun and began "shooting" him the head while say "bang, bang, bang" over and over! On the air check (recorded video with the director's voice in the background) you could hear the director screaming at the top of his lungs...LIVE LIVE!!! DUMB BITCH, LIVE!!!

LOL
 
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