There was a thread on newspaper apologies recently, which reminded me of this one. This is the most extreme grovel I have ever seen in print. I just found it today, and I can't find the earlier thread to attach it to.<p>From the Picton Gazette, Jan 7, 1987 an editorial and I quote:<p>"Apology<p>"In our November 28 issue of The Gazette, we ran a story concerning the negotiations between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and Prince Edward Heights (Union, management relations deterioriating at the Heights) which caused considerable embarassement to the administrator, Richard Williams. "Mr. Williams was concerned that no effort had been made to reach him to get his side of the story. There was an effort made, however, the reporter, Ted West, did not leave his name or telephone number where he could be reached when he was told Mr. Williams was attending a meeting. "This is not a proper procedure in the newspaper business. "It is not a normal practice to print stories which offer only one side of the issue. Sometimes, it is impossible to reach the other side, but every effort must be made to reach the person or persons involved. "This was not the case in this instance and The Picton Gazette was wrong. "Mr. West was wrong in his treatment of the article and the editor, Ed Reeves, was wrong in letting the story go without Mr. Williams' side of the story. "We sincerely apologize to Mr. Williams for the embarassment and any damange to his reputation."
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