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Did NBC Alter the Olympics' Opening Ceremony?

Posted by timothy on from the for-those-with-the-stomach-for-pageantry dept.

techmuse writes "Viewing the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony online at NBC's Olympics website, you can see that the order in which the countries were presented was very different from the actual order of the countries in the ceremony, as listed at Wikipedia. NBC skipped roughly 100 countries ahead, then jumped back and forth, apparently delaying the appearance of the United States in its home market until later in the broadcast. (In fact, the US team was shown on the infield before they were shown marching!) NBC did not acknowledge this in its broadcast. Is NBC altering the reality of the broadcast to boost ratings? Was this true only online, or also in the live broadcast?"

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  1. This just in... by kcbanner · · Score: 5, Insightful
    ...American media alters the truth to boost ratings!

    Movie at 11.

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    1. Re:This just in... by theshowmecanuck · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Never mind in 'Soviet Russia'. Try current Russia.

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    2. Re:This just in... by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 5, Insightful

      ...American media alters the truth to boost ratings!
      Movie at 11.

      Boosting ratings doesn't explain why CBS News edited its interview with McCain a few weeks ago. He came up with a goofy answer to some question and they rearranged the footage, splicing in his answer to some other question, in an attempt to make him appear to be less of an idiot. What was aired didn't match the transcript. Maybe next time they'll edit the transcript too.

      After that, I find this NBC-Olympics story unimpressive. NBC messed with footage of the Olympics? Who cares?

  2. Re:olypics video tech by LostCluster · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Two questions for you:

    Why should the IOC do something that would devalue what it produces? The Olympics are run on a shoestring budget compared to other "profitable" sports.

    Why don't you care about the Winter Olympics in 2010?