ESPN’s Pro Bowl broadcast misidentified retiring NFL officials Scott Edwards and John McGrath
In a photo of three officials shown on the Pro Bowl broadcast, ESPN labeled alternate Scott Edwards as replay official John McGrath.
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NPR used a photo of Kimberley A. Martin for a story about Maria Taylor
This was a notable miss by NPR.
Actor Rachel Nichols woke up to hundreds of critical tweets meant for ESPN’s Rachel Nichols
"I woke up to HUNDREDS of Tweets YELLING AT ME and I had no idea what was happening!"
NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird apologizes for league-produced broadcast identifying a fan as Jessica McDonald’s son
This was quite the mistake.
NBC Atlanta anchor tags The Athletic columnist Jeff Duncan instead of Georgia lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan
NBC Atlanta's Cheryl Preheim attributed comments from Georgia lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan to Athletic columnist Jeff Duncan.
A Monumental Sports Network WNBA broadcast mistakenly identified two courtside spectators as “Markelle Fultz and his mom”
No, it wasn't Fultz and his mom.
6ABC Philly identifies Philadelphia Union captain Alejandro Bedoya as “Alejandro Pedroya”
No, "Alejandro Pedroya" does not play for the Union.
Twitter suggested CBS’ Criminal Minds to many…who follow ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, who is not the actress who was on the show
Twitter appears to have gotten the wrong Nichols here, but it's still worth wondering why they were trying to promote new episodes of Criminal Minds around an actress who hasn't been on the show since 2011.
Media keep identifying wrong former NFL DB Will Allen in Ponzi scheme story
Having the same name as someone who’s prominent for the wrong reasons can be problematic, and former Tampa...
