But I made a mistake and I would like to take this opportunity to issue a formal correction and apology, here goes:
Gazzy Parman Interview - A Correction and Apology
In the January 2011 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated (out Dec 9th), I interviewed BJJ black belt Gazzy Parman and include an incorrect factual statement. In the article, I wrote 'Gazzy suffered a mental breakdown and had attempted suicide....' I formally wish to state that this is wholly incorrect.
During the many conversations Gazzy and I had as part of this interview, Gazzy talked about a period of her life where she was at a very low ebb and among the many things we discussed, she stated she was on "the verge of death". I misinterpreted her statements about this difficult time of her life and made my own, wrong, assumptions.
I would like to offer my unreserved apologies to Gazzy and to readers of Martial Arts Illustrated for this error. As a regular contributor to Martial Arts Illustrated I take great pride in the accuracy and integrity of my work and I regret this lapse in the usual high standards that Martial Arts Illustrated adheres to. I hope this does not detract readers from a feature article that charts Gazzy's amazing career as one of the great female fighters of the sport. I apologise once again for any harm my interpretation has caused to her reputation and wish Gazzy the best of luck with her future as a teacher, mentor and role model to so many aspiring young stars of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world.
Seymour Yang
3 comments:
Anyone can make a mistake. It takes integrity to own up to it and to give the apology due prominence (rather than tucking it away on page 17 under a hilarious article about a morbidly obese cat).
Keep up the good work!
Dave
Sigh!
That is unfortunate, yet I agree with Two Seperate Gorillas that it is big of you to apologize and try to make amends.
Just hope she doesn't come looking for you! :-)
Thanks guys. It was sloppy journalism on my part, but I've certainly learned from the experience.
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