The Seattle Times has apologized for a mistake in a map that skipped over the state of Mississippi and moved Alabama adjacent to Louisiana.
The map was tweeted out over the weekend and quickly made the rounds on social media. The map, which depicted the path of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, showed Louisiana and Arkansas with a state labeled "Alabama" directly to the east.
The omission of the Magnolia State had people crying foul.
Dear @seattletimes, I'd like to tell you about a state called Mississippi. And might I suggest referencing an actual map next time? [?] pic.twitter.com/xQMH7Csp9T -- Wendy Suares (@wsuares) August 26, 2017
The Times later corrected its error and tweeted out a new map along with an apology to people in Mississippi and Alabama.
We deleted a previously tweeted map that contained a geographical error. Apologies to our friends in Mississippi & Alabama! Correct map here pic.twitter.com/GjUYxzIQh4 -- The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) August 26, 2017
Not everyone would let the Times off the hook so easily, however.
NedThomas on August 31st, 2017 at 20:09 UTC »
The apology is still kind of insulting to Mississippi.
"Dear Mississippi, sorry we forgot you exist. Dear Alabama, we're sorry we thought you were Mississippi."
Richard31328 on August 31st, 2017 at 17:37 UTC »
The land mass between Louisiana and Florida accepts their apology.
mechapoitier on August 31st, 2017 at 16:24 UTC »
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