Newspaper Apologizes For Placing Gun Ad Next to Newtown Shooting Story

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South Carolina's Rock Hill Herald placed an ad for gun shop Nichols Store adjacent to a news story about Friday's Newton school shooting. While the paper issued a profuse and, no doubt, sincere, apology along with the explanation the newspaper's layout was determined before the shooting, it's hard to believe no one caught this prior to printing. In any event, the newspaper's apology is below.

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by Steve Hall    Dec-16-12    
Topic: Newspaper



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