The publisher of Golfweek magazine fired editor David Seanor, who defended putting a noose on the cover to illustrate the controversy about Golf Channel announcer Kelly Tilghman’s comment about lynching Tiger Woods.
"We apologize for creating this graphic cover that received extreme negative reaction from consumers, subscribers and advertisers across the country," Turnstile Publishing Co. president William P. Kupper Jr. said. "We were trying to convey the controversial issues with a strong and provocative graphic image. It is now obvious that the overall reaction to our cover deeply offended many people. For that, we are deeply apologetic." The magazine pulled the cover image from its website.
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem called Tilghman’s comments "inappropriate” and blasted Golfweek. "But we consider Golfweek's imagery of a swinging noose on its cover to be outrageous and irresponsible,” he said. “It smacks of tabloid journalism. It was a naked attempt to inflame and keep alive an incident that was heading to an appropriate conclusion."
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