3/10/22: Mirror editor-in-chief Alison Phillips said the website “will be re-looking at our processes and systems” after a picture in an online story about Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was wrongly captioned as him on Saturday.
The picture used was of Bernard Mensah, president of international for Bank of America.
In an email to staff, seen by Press Gazette, Mirror editor-in-chief Alison Phillips said: “We have personally apologised to Mr Kwarteng and on Twitter to him and our readers but I’d also like to apologise to you, the staff.
“I know many of you will be disappointed we have let ourselves down in this way and that you have taken flak on social media and elsewhere for the mistake.
“When we do well at the Mirror, we do well together. So when a mistake happens it is not the fault of one individual, but the responsibility of us all.
“As a result we will be re-looking at our processes and systems to see what should be done to minimise the risks of such errors happening again and to ensure we take useful action.”
The Mirror had said in a public statement on Saturday: “This morning a picture in a story about Kwasi Kwarteng was wrongly captioned on the Mirror website.
“This was a terrible error and we apologise to Mr Kwarteng and all our readers.
“The Mirror has a long history of working against racism and we will redouble our efforts on this.”
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