Exactly when did the media interview become the format of choice to say, “I’m sorry?” For weeks we’ve been speculating on what Lance Armstrong would tell Oprah and what Oprah would ask. I wondered if he’d have a round of media training in advance of their encounter. After all, who could forget James Frey and the grilling he got for misleading Oprah and members of her book club with fabrications in A Million Little Pieces. But this would be different, less personal. Lance had not conned Oprah, he’d conned the …

The DJs who made the call that Jacintha Saldanha passed on to her colleague at King Edward VII Hospital are very sorry. They regret that a prank to capitalize on the fame of Kate Middleton took such a terrible turn.  A dedicated nurse killed herself and now many are blaming them.
The radio personalities Mel Greig and Michael Christian acted like a couple of school kids. It’s hard to imagine that at 2DayFM, a radio station in Australia, they got paid to pull silly stunts to draw audiences.
The fun only lasted for a few …