Western Media unfair towards Chinese Olympics?

[Exarch]

first there was the media furore over the CG fireworks, and then the little girl in the red dress lip syncing and now this from the majority of the western press: http://www.smh.com.au/news/off-the-f...307191766.html

for 's sake, who gives a rat's arse?
boohoohoo, the musicians at the sydney olympics were also miming but noone gives a .
what is with this western media's obsession about turning anything the chinese do into something dodgy or sinister?
cant we all just let it go, and enjoy the games?
jesus tittying christ.

Discuss

[Richard]

The network covering the games here at least (TVNZ) have been very fair I think, and full of praise. The fireworks footprints thing has been explained away, the little girl thing is a bit disappointing, and that's about it, bar obvious complaints about the smog.

[boofhead]

Exarch, I think you're right. The Western media just never lets up when they see the slightest opportunity to create a stink.

I mean, China is China. Always has been, always will be. If people have such a problem with China hosting the Olympics they shouldn't have given it to them in the first place.

And just like state and religion should remain separate, SO SHOULD ING SPORT AND POLITICS!

I hate the Olympics. It's such a joke, media-wise.

[James Cook]

And just like state and religion should remain separate, SO SHOULD ING SPORT AND POLITICS!

Agreed well said

havent seen the OL on telly, but yeah the W media in general
got a habit of mixing around in the old bull crap, untill
i begins to smell once more

[Bull]

Don't think it's unfriendly, just that these are "newsworthy".

I am okay with reporting these things so long as they don't twist the truth or anything.

[Xan]

And just like state and religion should remain separate, SO SHOULD ING SPORT AND POLITICS!

Well considering how obviously China is useing the Olympics of national propaganda i think it is good that the media takes a more critical look.

And wile sports shud be separate from politics they never have been and never will be.

[Syron]

The whole reason why China wanted the olympics was to be in the world spotlight, people naturally are interested in how well it pulls it off.

I don't think it's harsh, there simply is a natural increase in scrutiny because there has been a huge build-up to it.

[Burnum]

And just like state and religion should remain separate, SO SHOULD ING SPORT AND POLITICS!

Not all ways, sports was instrumental in the civil rights movement.

[NoFrag]

It's alright, just China respecting their policy of lies and propaganda.

[Freddie]

first there was the media furore over the CG fireworks, and then the little girl in the red dress lip syncing and now this from the majority of the western press: http://www.smh.com.au/news/off-the-f...307191766.html

for 's sake, who gives a rat's arse?
boohoohoo, the musicians at the sydney olympics were also miming but noone gives a .
what is with this western media's obsession about turning anything the chinese do into something dodgy or sinister?
cant we all just let it go, and enjoy the games?
jesus tittying christ.

Discuss

It highlights China’s own insecurities about its position in the world. I found the whole replacement thing quite pathetic and sad to be honest and China came off worse because of it. So much for saving face (like that’s important anyway).

There are some people on the western media who were dieing to put the knife into to China but not all, most of the coverage as balanced and true.

[Big War Bird]

It highlights China’s own insecurities about its position in the world. I found the whole replacement thing quite pathetic and sad to be honest and China came off worse because of it. So much for saving face (like that’s important anyway).

Yep, when I country puts so much stock into its image any slight of hand uncovered in constructing that is bound to be news. Add on top of that China is authoritarian regime with an already tarnished reputation for stifling debate and decent. So try to pull one over on someone that is already suspicious of you is insulting to their intelligence.

[communist]

There are things which are justified such as the issue with the little girl and fire works, its not morally right, it should be reconised as a mistake that will not happen again and should not be promoted as such. However contrary to what Freddie has to say, i find the western media are not fair in general, however there are fair ones out there. i suppose its a issue of half empty and half full perhaps? They will produce what they think is news worthy, in the case of china, finding faults makes quite abit of people happy, which in turn however shames the chinese people as a whole and i find that, it gives people, mostly westerners amunition to attack individual "chinks".

[Mithie]

Well considering how obviously China is useing the Olympics of national propaganda i think it is good that the media takes a more critical look.

Wut?

[Angmar_nite]

I assure you for everything the Western Media says, CCTV say's 10 times more. I watched the Olympics in person and I must say I might have gone deaf and blind from OD of propaganda.

[Mithie]

I assure you for everything the Western Media says, CCTV say's 10 times more. I watched the Olympics in person and I must say I might have gone deaf and blind from OD of propaganda.

10 times more what? How bad the west is?

I was watching the coverage on CCTV - 2 and BTV. Sounded like pretty straightforward coverage to me.

On the other hand - the NBC coverage was cringe worthy.

The guy kept emphazing he's going to try to keep politics out of his commentary but his mouth couldn't seem to cash the check with his constant blathering of current events as each country rolled by on the parade ground.

[Gary88]

Best of all it gave George W a great opertunity to stand up and be an enourmous hypocrite

tbh though the media is giving them some stick about various things but its hardly like it matters, the games is going ahead, nothing bad is happenening to china because it put a cuter girl on stage and they are winning loads of medals.

[Angmar_nite]

Yeah? I haven't seen much Phelps in China. I've seen the gymnasts go more time than I can count. Oh and during the opening ceremony, those fancy speeches? Good luck finding those in any Western country. I haven't seen any coverage of the protests that still go on either.

[Mithie]

Yeah? I haven't seen much Phelps in China. I've seen the gymnasts go more time than I can count. Oh and during the opening ceremony, those fancy speeches?

Actually, Phelps did get quite a lot of coverage. His felial piety and love for his family was emphasized quite a few times, and they did a 5 min short on him on BTV. And then there was a pretty hilarious short biography on the American archery athlete and how she was married to a previous Olympic archery competitor. Now which Chinese athlete did western media emphasize, short of accusations of them being underaged again?

Good luck finding those in any Western country.

Because half an hour of focusing your camera on the US team during the parade and constantly cutting back to it when other teams are walking is much better?

National coverages tend to focus more on their own nation. There's nothing wrong or out of the ordinary that I can see.

Fancy speeches are part of the Chinese rhetoric narrative. Even saturday night variety shows get a hefty, 10 minute speech. And if you've ever watched the US Open, or hell, even the Superbowl, with 20 minutes of CGI flags flying across the screen while commentators go at it with the pre-game speeches, you'll see the same trend mirrored in western media.

I haven't seen any coverage of the protests that still go on either.

When have protests EVER been covered on CCTV?

They're usually covered in local stations like NTV YTV, STV.

[boofhead]

I applaud China's Olympic efforts

[Kiljan Arslan]

It may be that china can't stand being under the same kind of scrutiny that EVERY OTHER COUNTRY is.