Watch Howie Kurtz get grilled about his repeated fuckups [View all]

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On Sunday’s Reliable Sources, host Howard Kurtz was the one who took the grilling — following the recent controversy over his story about NBA player Jason Collins coming out as gay. POLITICO’s Dylan Byers and NPR’s David Folkenflik put Kurtz in the hot seat, questioning the mistake, past mistakes, and whether the ordeal is a hit to his credibility.

At the top of the show, Kurtz apologized for his mistake (“I screwed up”), explaining that he was “wrong” to the raise the question and do so in an way that displayed a “lack of sensitivity” and carelessness. He further apologized for his inadequate first correction to the story.

Kurtz, you may recall, was critical of Collins’ piece — arguing that he left out the fact that he was previously engaged to a woman. A point, Kurtz argued, that undermined the open, honest nature of Collins’ piece. The problem being: Collins did mention the engagement in the essay, and wasn’t hiding or omitting it.

“It was a mistake that I made and it was sloppy and inexcusable,” Kurtz said. “I am truly sorry.”

“Why didn’t you have the decency to apologize to him at that time when you knew what you had written was wrong?” Folkenflik asked.

(video at link)