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  • MSNBC Apologizes for Misspelling Niger Innis' name

    02/07/2002 12:42:16 PM PST · by John Jorsett · 95 replies · 2,376+ views
    Palm Beach Post ^ | Feb 7, 2002
    NEW YORK (AP)--MSNBC has apologized for a typographical error that turned the name of an interview subject into a racial slur. The network on Monday aired an interview about the Enron case with Republican consultant Niger Innis. The onscreen graphic identifying Innis, who is black, had an extra ``g'' in his first name. Shortly after it appeared, correspondent Gregg Jarrett offered Innis a ``profuse apology.'' ``Oh, God, I thought you guys thought I was a rapper or something,'' Innis replied. ``Media bias continues. Just kidding. It's not the first time it's happened, but hopefully it's the last.'' It was strictly ...