BBC and ITV apologise to Lord McAlpine for sex abuse allegations

What is it about?

The BBC and ITV have apologised to Lord McAlpine at the high court for "disastrously" and falsely linking him to allegations of child sex abuse.The BBC and ITV have already agreed to pay the Tory peer damages of £185,000 and £125,000 plus legal costs respectively. McAlpine was not in court for a joint statement that concluded his action against the BBC and ITV.

What do I think?

I think that it was unfair that Mr. McAlpine had got accused of a child sex abuse, they made him look like the bad guy when he wasn't, and instead of McAlpine being embarrassed for being caught out, the BBC and ITV got embarrassed for wrongly accusing... Why did they have to be so quick to accuse?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/18/bbc-itv-apologise-lord-mcalpine