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Great moments in journalism: TV station uses Nazi emblem to send Yom Kippur greetings to viewers

Deacon Greg Kandra - published on 09/23/15

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The stock photo was first flagged by a Chicago editor, who posted a screenshot of the WGN news broadcast online. The station responded to apologize for the art choice about 30 minutes later, and said in a tweet the image was “inadvertently” used.

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N.B.: This is not a tiny station in a middling market. This is one of the biggest, most watched TV stations in one of the premiere television markets in America.  This is beyond stupid.

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