The Times and NBC apologize for incorrect and inappropriate comments during Olympics coverage

영 더타임스, 미 NBC 올림픽 개막식 오류 코멘트 사과

Apologies were issued by major media outlets in the U.S. and the UK.
This comes after they provided not only with incorrect information about Korea, but also making insulting and ignorant remarks about the host nation... during their Olympic coverage.
Park Ji-won explains further.
British newspaper The Times made some jawdropping errors in a photo caption on Saturday.
The caption of the photo about the unified Korea flag,... carried by athletes from the two Koreas during last Friday's opening ceremony,... incorrectly read that Korea lays claim on an island, owned by Japan.
The caption contained two glaring mistakes.
First Korea's easternmost Dokdo Island is legally and historically Korean territory,... and secondly,...they circled Korea's southern resort island of Jeju-do on the flag as the supposed island of contention.
The paper apologized about the errors on its website on Sunday.
American network NBC also had to apologize after one of its commentators made an highly inappropriate and uninformed comment during the opening ceremony.
Joshua Cooper Ramo said because of Japan's 36-year colonial rule of Korea in the early 20th century,... (quote) "every Korean will tell you that Japan as a cultural and technological and economic example has been so important to their own transformation."
The outrageous comment not only showed a blatant misunderstanding of the Korean people's suffering during Japan's colonial rule due to various atrocities, including the wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women,... but insulted the network's Korean-American viewers and others aware of the region's history.
After receiving a flood of complaints,... NBC issued an official apology during one of their live shows,... and another apology in writing in the Washington Post.
NBC also says Ramo will not appear on any further Olympic coverage.
Park Ji-won, Arirang News.

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[almaonyx]

I heard the comment on NBC and was very surprised. I haven't heard the apology though. NBC has never done a good job of covering the Olympics! They broadcast a few hours of it each day of only a few sports -usually with Americans expected to do well or have an interesting story.

[ceh]

Americans going to visit a foreign country should at least choose some reporters that know something about the historical information about the country. There must have been plenty of Korean Americans they could have selected. Even the average american Military man who has served a 1 year tour of duty in Korea or Japan would know more than those stupid media personalities.

[ceh]

Watch the film "The Bridal Mask" and then maybe you might understand.

[ceh]

Korean Media has produced many fine historical films about Korea and Japan and china and other historical countries in the area. It is not like there is no material available.