by sumac | May 1, 2018 | The Mechanics of Apology, Youth apologizes
SorryWatch usually advocates the media* principle of putting apologies in the same place as the thing you’re apologizing for. For example, if you broadcast an absolute lie on “Fox & Friends,” the clarification and apology should also be on “Fox &...
by sumac | Jan 31, 2017 | Corporate Apologies
Dan Murphy, co-owner of a startup brewery in East Sacramento posted on his personal Facebook page about the 1/21/17 Women’s March. Who knows why he had that impulse. He shared a video and posted: “I am disgusted at all the people and politicians that supported...
by sumac | Jun 29, 2015 | Religious Apologies, True Crime Apologies
We weren’t eager to cover Dzhokar Tsarnaev’s apology. The crime – the Boston Marathon bombing – was so terrible. We’re both against capital punishment. The whole business makes us queasy. But it seemed important to look at it. How can one apologize...