Miami Herald editor apologizes for “ill-chosen metaphor”
An apology from editor Tom Fiedler:
Words are
important. Using them properly is critical to me as executive editor of
this newspaper and to me personally. I am conscious of the power of
words to render good. And the power of words to create hurt.
I am guilty of using words that created hurt by way of an ill-chosen metaphor I used during a newsroom staff meeting Tuesday.
I
want to repeat my sincere apologies for those remarks. I was referring
to a particular critic mounting relentless attacks on our newsroom for
the last several weeks charging that we are in league with the Cuban
government. I used an unfortunate term, intending only to refer to the
persistence and sharpness of the commentary. My intent was not to
offend anyone, although I now realize that I did. Again, my deepest
apologies. Link
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