The War On Noticing

I don’t think the paper has anything to apologize for. A black hockey player stands out, particularly in that picture.

From Jim Romenesko: NEWSPAPERS APOLOGIZE FOR CUTLINE IDENTIFYING BLACK HOCKEY PLAYER AS ‘DARK GUY IN THE MIDDLE’

The cutline ran in the Sun and the Province, which also apologized. Sun deputy editor/digital Gillian Burnett writes on Twitter: “That cutline, written by a photog, should NEVER have been written, let alone made it online. Egregious error that we regret.”

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).
This entry was posted in Blacks. Bookmark the permalink.