‘War for Syria, Chernobyl for Ukraine’: South Korean TV apologises for offensive images at Tokyo 2020 Trends Desk © Provided by The Indian Express
A South Korean broadcaster has issued an apology after they used offensive images and captions to describe several countries at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.
The media company, MBC, used images such as the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster to represent Ukraine, a Dracula for Romania, pizza for Italy, a riot for Haiti, a bitcoin poster for El Salvador and salmon for Norway at the parade of nations.
Rather than concentrating on their achievements, the broadcast company focussed on the worst events. For Syria, they used images of the civil war, which has been going on for the past 10 years, instead of showcasing its diverse culture and historic sites.
영문 사과문까지 올렸지만…韓 망신 제대로 시킨 MBC[도쿄올림픽]
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