A Chicago-based ABC News affiliate apologized Friday evening after its graphics department accidentally included the McDonald’s logo in a story about Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old black male who was shot and killed by Chicago police on Oct. 20, 2014.
“We want to take a moment to apologize for an error in our morning news,” ABC7’s Ron Magers said during the Friday evening broadcast. “A McDonald’s logo was mistakenly used on a graphic during a report on the Laquan McDonald case in our 6:30 newscast. We regret the error.”
The news station’s graphics goof, which was flagged Friday morning by Chicago media reporter Robert Feder, appeared as ABC7’s Terrell Brown discussed developments in the deceased teen’s death.
“This, morning the case involving Laquan McDonald goes to court,” ABC7’s Terrell Brown said as an image of the McDonald’s logo appeared over his shoulder. “Jason Van Dyke shot him 16 times killing him in 2014. Officer Van Dyke is charged with murder, and now several groups are fighting to get a special prosecutor assigned to the case.
“They say the Cook County state’s attorney has a conflict of interest. That petition goes before a judge at 9:00 this morning,” he added.
