Thursday, Feb 7, 2002, 3:42 pm EST
MSNBC Apologizes for Misspelling
Associated Press
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NEW YORK (AP) - MSNBC has apologized for a typographical error that turned the name of an interview subject into a racial slur.
The network on Monday aired an interview about the Enron case with Republican consultant Niger Innis. The onscreen graphic identifying Innis, who is black, had an extra 'g' in his first name.
Shortly after it 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.
Copyright 2002 Associated Press.
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