{"id":602918,"date":"2021-07-26T15:21:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T19:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602918"},"modified":"2021-07-26T15:21:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T19:21:57","slug":"extremely-inappropriate-south-korean-broadcaster-apologizes-for-photos-aired-about-other-countries-during-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extremely-inappropriate-south-korean-broadcaster-apologizes-for-photos-aired-about-other-countries-during-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Extremely Inappropriate\u2019: South Korean Broadcaster Apologizes For Photos Aired About Other Countries During Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fextremely-inappropriate-south-korean-broadcaster-apologizes-for-photos-aired-about-other-countries-during-olympics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602918&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Olympics-1-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The CEO of a South Korean broadcaster apologized Monday afternoon after his network aired unflattering images and descriptions for various countries that were participating in the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the opening ceremony, South Korean broadcaster MBC provided viewers with photos to help them understand a little more about each country that was introduced. For example, The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/2021\/07\/26\/mbc-korean-olympics-stereotypes-apology\/\">reports<\/a> that South Korea was represented by \u201cfamous buildings and statues and the K-pop group BTS.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the photos for other countries were less flattering, as first noted by South Korea-based journalist Raphael Rashid.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Ukrainian delegation was shown alongside a picture of Chernobyl, the nuclear disaster that occurred in the Soviet Union in the 1980s, and the Haitian team was accompanied by a photo of what appears to be a street on fire, an apparent nod to the unrest and uncertainty that took hold after the assassination of the Haitian president. Mongolia reportedly was shown with a photo of Genghis Khan, the 13th-century conquerer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.8353413654618\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">South Korean broadcaster MBC used images to \u201crepresent\u201d each country during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tokyo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tokyo2020<\/a> Opening Ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Italy: pizza<br \/>Norway: salmon<br \/>Haiti: upheaval<br \/>Ukraine: Chernobyl <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KpUXATuZld\">pic.twitter.com\/KpUXATuZld<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raphael Rashid (@koryodynasty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/koryodynasty\/status\/1418600598631436293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Economy size and COVID-19 vaccination rates for each country also appeared on screen.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the broadcast, the South Korean network made note of Afghanistan\u2019s GDP, and that only 0.6% of the country\u2019s population has been vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Park Seong-jae, CEO of MBC, apologized in a Monday presser, and said the broadcast \u201cundermined the Olympic spirit of friendship, solidarity, and harmony among the people of the earth.\u201d <\/span><span>Park also called some of the photos and subtitles that aired during the broadcast \u201cextremely inappropriate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> During one portion of the broadcast, MBC described Syria as a place with rich underground resources and a \u201ccivil war that has been going on for 10 years,\u201d as The New York Times <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/25\/sports\/olympics\/mbc-broadcaster-apology-olympics-opening-ceremony.html\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>. The Marshall Islands were described as a former nuclear test site for the United States.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c\u2018[W]e bow our heads in apology to the people of the country who have been hurt and to the viewers who have been disappointed,\u201d said Park in a statement. \u201cLast weekend was the most painful and disastrous time since I took over as MBC president.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe will thoroughly investigate the cause and hold you accountable. We will also undertake major renovation work. To further strengthen the broadcasting code, company regulations, and internal deliberation regulations,&nbsp; Ethics Committee created a content adequacy review system. We will make every effort to prevent the recurrence of accidents,\u201d said Park.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20210725000165\">Korea Herald<\/a>, the Korean Communications Commission punished MBC for \u201cdisparaging countries\u201d during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Sudan was described as an unstable country with a long civil war and Zimbabwe as a country with deadly inflation,\u201d the Korean news outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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