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world press is criticizing MBC for using inappropriate photos and expressions while introducing countries that participated in the broadcast of the

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opening ceremony.

MBC released a public apology today (26th) saying that it damaged the spirit of the Olympic Games and broadcast without consideration.



By Kim Kyung-hee, staff reporter.



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Romania was introduced as the country of Dracula, and pictures of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion were used to introduce the Ukrainian team.



When entering the Norwegian team, a picture of salmon was included, and for the Italian team, a picture of pizza was included.



The New York Times reported that MBC was criticized for instilling abusive or distorted stereotypes about the country, referring to each inappropriate image used in the broadcast of the opening ceremony.




In particular, he added that it is not the first time that MBC's inappropriate broadcasts were made, and he added a case from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.



CNN broadcast also defined MBC as an 'unacceptable mistake' for portraying various countries with insulting stereotypes.




Criticism was also followed by articles such as The Guardian in the UK, Fox News in the US, and the Toronto Sun in Canada.



In addition, when mocking subtitles were broadcast in the soccer match against Romania yesterday, and criticism flooded in, in the end, MBC President Park Seong-jae bowed his head.




[President Park Seong-jae/MBC President: As the chief executive of MBC content, I bow my head and apologize to the people of the country who have been hurt and to the disappointed viewers.]



President Park said that he delivered letters of apology to the Ukrainian and Romanian embassies, saying that the cause and responsibility He said that he would figure out the material and revamp it.



(Video editing: Won Yang, CG: Jo Soo-in)