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fromwww.mercurynews.com
11 hours ago

Glen Kuiper to call SF Giants spring training game 3 years after on-air slur led to A's firing

Kuiper, 60, said a racial epithet on May 5, 2023 during the A's pregame show while discussing a trip he and broadcast partner Dallas Braden had taken earlier that day to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. Kuiper appeared to replace the first word with the racial slur. NBC Sports Bay Area suspended Kuiper following the incident, then fired him later that month.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

BBC to conduct fast-track investigation into broadcasting of racial slur from Baftas

The BBC is conducting a fast-track investigation after a racial slur was broadcast during Bafta film awards coverage, remaining on iPlayer for 15 hours before removal.
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fromFuturism
1 day ago

Google Apologizes for Sending the Worst Push Notification You Can Possibly Imagine

Google's automated news alert system distributed a racial slur in a notification during the BAFTA awards controversy, highlighting risks of automated content distribution on sensitive topics.
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fromThe Independent
2 days ago

Bafta judge and filmmaker quits role over handling of racial slur at ceremony

Filmmaker Jonte Richardson resigned from Bafta's emerging talent judging panel over the academy's inadequate response to a racial slur incident during the film awards ceremony.
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