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Fox News apologizes for botching Aretha Franklin tribute with wrong photo

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BrerRabbit
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Well, seen one you seen em all, right?

from AJC

"Fox News issued an apology for mistakenly using an image of Patti LaBelle in a news package tribute for legendary singer Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday morning, People reported.

“ 'We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends,' Fox News Vice President Jessica Santostefano said in a statement."

You would think an apology on a SNAFU this big from Fox News' VP would appear somewhere on their site. Nope. Real strange, I wanted to post a link to Fox telling their side of the story, but not a word on their website, nada, after several searches. Not the first time a search of Fox turned up nothing while the whole planet discusses something.

Anyway here is the story:

https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/fox-news-apologizes-for-misidentifying-patti-labelle-aretha-franklin/ZmPvxe0Slyo5C3O3lMqc8O/amp.html


 
Posted : August 17, 2018 6:17 pm
sckeys
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Well, seen one you seen em all, right?

from AJC

"Fox News issued an apology for mistakenly using an image of Patti LaBelle in a news package tribute for legendary singer Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday morning, People reported.

“ 'We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends,' Fox News Vice President Jessica Santostefano said in a statement."

You would think an apology on a SNAFU this big from Fox News' VP would appear somewhere on their site. Nope. Real strange, I wanted to post a link to Fox telling their side of the story, but not a word on their website, nada, after several searches. Not the first time a search of Fox turned up nothing while the whole planet discusses something.

Anyway here is the story:

https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/fox-news-apologizes-for-misidentifying-patti-labelle-aretha-franklin/ZmPvxe0Slyo5C3O3lMqc8O/amp.html

I’d like to think it’s an honest mistake but it’s Fox. I think your opening line sez it.


 
Posted : August 17, 2018 8:06 pm
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