"Chink In The Armor" Fallout: Fired ESPN Employee Writes Long Apology

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Chink In The Armor Fallout: Fired ESPN Employee Writes Long Apology

The former ESPN writer who was fired for using the headline "chink in the armor" in reference to Knicks star Jeremy Lin has spoken out once again to give his side of the incident. Anthony Federico, who previously apologized for using the phrase to the Daily News earlier this week, apologized to Lin again over TwitLonger: "I wrote the headline in reference to the tone of the column and not to Jeremy Lin’s race. It was a lapse in judgment and not a racist pun. It was an awful editorial omission and it cost me my job." Read his whole statement below. [ more › ]

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ESPN Fires Employee Over Lin Headline: Media Reacts
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