WGN Apologizes for Using Anti-Semitic Image For Yom Kippur

WGN in Chicago may have really done it this time. While reporting on Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, a stock image appeared of the Yellow Badge marked “Jude”. It was an image of he patch the Jewish people were forced to wear by Nazis as way to identify them. Hey WGN, we’re just going to tell you now, you’re going to want to avoid that Al Jolsen image for your salute to Black History Month.
Read more at somecards.com.
We are truly sorry for inadvertently using an offensive image in our Yom Kippur story. We apologize and deeply regret the error.
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) September 23, 2015
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