Newspaper runs apology for Palin headline

"A broad in Asia". Would you read bother to read that piece? A Fairbanks Alaska newspaper, which ran that headline over a short report about the ex-governor Sarah Palin's speaking jaunt to Honk Kong, had second thoughts about the misogynistic overtones of the word "broad". It was punning , not cunning. And not even current slang. See their apology here. Hat tip to Politics Daily for the link.

Jesus puff piece. No offense intended?

This front page picture causes a furore in Kuala Lumpur when it ran in the Tamil-language newspaper, Makkal Osai.
The Malaysian newspaper issued an apology to Murphy Pakiam, the Roman Catholic archbishop, and the Malaysian government, which had complained that the graphic disupted "the naitonal harmony."

SM Periasamy, general manager of the paper, explained that a graphic artist downloaded the image from the internet to illustrate an article, and failed to notice that this particular Jesus clutched a butt and a beer.

"We are sorry for the mistake, but it was a very honest one," he told wire reporters, adding that the employee had been sacked.

"At no time did we mean to downgrade any religion," Mr Periasamy said. The ill-chosen illustration ran under an article about the sayings of great leaders. The quote: "If someone repents for his mistakes, then heaven awaits them'.

More than 60 per cent of Malaysia's 27 million people are Muslim Malays and Islam is the official religion.

The BBC's Queen documentary row

This trailer was broadcast around the world, purporting to show Queen Elizabeth in a snit fit after celeb photographer Annie Liebowitz suggested she leave off the crown in the next shot. Now the Beeb has apologized for passing off a comment on the walk into the soot as a tantrum resulting in a walkoff.