Chicago, IL – WGN-TV in Chicago is apologizing for running an image of a Nazi symbol during a report on the highest Jewish holiday of the year.
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The image was displayed on the screen Tuesday as anchor Tom Negovan spoke about the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. The display of the image of a yellow star patch that the Nazis forced Jews in Europe to wear during World War II created a flurry of comments on social media and WGN responded with an apology.
In the statement, WGN General manager Greg Easterly and News Director Jennifer Lyons says the station “failed to recognize that the artwork we chose to accompany the story contained an offensive symbol.”
Easterly and Lyons says they were embarrassed and were investigating how the symbol was used.
The video below that showed the Yellow star
People need to stop getting offended already. It’s as if we have nothing better to do.
Idiots.
What does one expect from a bunch of hicks in the Midwest, who have limited exposure to Yidden?
Which yid was watching TV Yom Kipper night and got offended as a Yid?
This has nothing to do with whether they know Yiden or not. Journalists should know basic history, and same way you wouldn’t use a burning cross to describe a black Baptist holiday. Anyone with a little knowledge knows the historical significance of the yellow star patch
Everybody is always making mistakes and then apologizing it makes me wonder where they really mistakes or they try to push magenta. It is what it is
Actually it is refreshing to see an actual apology. No we apologize if anyone was upset.
This has nothing to do with whether they know Yiden or not. Journalists should know basic history, and same way you wouldn’t use a burning cross to describe a black Baptist holiday. Anyone with a little knowledge knows the historical significance of the yellow star patch
Undoubtedly, the station would have been more careful if it were a moslem holiday.
They could have used an image of a bagel. Everyone knows that’s Jewish.
I don’t think they would use a noose as an image for a report on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.