MBC President Park Seong-jae has decided to directly apologize for the broadcasting accident that occurred during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
MBC announced that today (26th) at 3 pm, CEO Park Seong-je held a press conference at the Sangam-dong office building in Mapo-gu and apologized to the public for the graphic and subtitle accidents that occurred during the opening ceremony and men's soccer relay.
After the announcement, there will be a Q&A session.
While broadcasting the Olympic opening ceremony on the 23rd, MBC caused a stir by broadcasting, using photos of the Chernobyl nuclear accident when Ukrainian athletes entered, and mentioning the assassination of the president when introducing Haiti.
The controversy was introduced not only in Korea but also in foreign media, and the ripples grew bigger.
MBC also criticized again by inserting the caption "Thank you Marine" in the upper right corner of the screen, targeting Marius Marine of the opposing team, who scored an own goal during the advertisement while broadcasting the match between Korea and Romania, the second round of the men's group B group match yesterday. received
As criticism grew at home and abroad, President Park finally came forward and apologized.
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