1. I'm seeing what I believe to be sincere apologies from some journalists and verified media persons regarding their lack of professionalism in rushing to judgement re the #CovingtonCatholic situation.
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2. These apologies are welcome and necessary, but they don't address the damage that cannot be undone which was inflicted upon young people who are about to embark on adulthood - applying to colleges, looking for employment, etc.
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3. These young people will forever have these smears follow them through their life every time they proffer their resume with the word "Covington" on it. It will also affect anyone who ever has or ever will attend that school. The damage is incalculable.
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4. And yet those who perpetrated this destruction, no matter how unintended, are still at their jobs, with nary a consequence for their reckless behavior.
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5. It seems to me that an apology without some kind of accompanying action which speaks to the seriousness of their transgression - a suspension from work, some loss of pay - renders any apology empty.
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6. Some kind of compensatory action would go a long way in signaling their recognition of the seriousness of their transgression and help to restore what's left of the public's very fragile trust in their reputations as trustworthy journalists.
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However, I don't believe this will happen.
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They also don't change the fact that they will do it again. Apologies mean nothing if you don't change behavior.
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It’s horrifying what has happened. I can’t believe that I was able to see the whole and real picture by just looking at various twitter feeds and these PROFESSIONALS mucked it up so bad. I truly believe that Journalism is dead.
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I have four sons this could have been them years ago just kids on a school trip ... I’m sure they were confused by all that was going on
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