In response to The Asbury Park Press apology, Gopal calls for further explanation.

After Asbury Park Press published a racial slur on their photo caption, and subsequently issued apology, Senator Vin Gopal (D-11) wants more information as to how and why the incident occurred to begin with.

Senator Gopal released the following statement in response to The Asbury Park Press apology:

“The Asbury Park Press released a short sighted apology that does not even begin to describe how something of this low caliber can be written and published for the public to see. The public needs to know why this language was written in the first place, and how the paper’s system allowed for it to be published.”

“Despite The APP apologizing to the Lakewood Jewish Community, it did not issue an apology to the Jewish community as a whole. The Asbury Park Press should correct this mistake and understand their actions affected the entire community, not just Lakewood.”

“When incidents of this magnitude occur to other organizations, The Asbury Park Press calls for further explanation, and the statement the paper released today is hypocritical to what they ask of others in the same or similar situations. The media needs to be held to the same standard for addressing mistakes, and it must provide information as to how it will prevent future mishandlings from happening.”