Too Late to Apologize

This song was in my head when I took a look at this multimedia presentation on the apologies of many well-recognized men. The last few years have brought about the "fall from grace" of many sports, celebrity, and political heroes. We've had to hear the words "I'm sorry" so many times from these beloved figures that they all begin to mesh together.

I got quite the kick out of this piece. I don't know whether this was the intent or not, but the whole multimedia thing trivialized all these great men's apologies, making them all sound alike and just that much less sincere. It was better than writing some news brief about it or even shooting a video that encompasses all the televised contriteness. What's cool about multimedia in general is that it involves the reader more than any other news piece. It brings them into a story in a way other forms of journalism can't.

It can also add a little humor, which never hurt anyone.