Salt Lake Tribune · Feb 11, 2018
NBC apologizes to South Koreans for analyst's remark
South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Yuna Kim, right, takes the tourch from North Korea's Jong Su Hyon, left, and South Korea's Park Jong-ah during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip,Pool)The remark was made by analyst Joshua Cooper Ramo during NBC's coverage of Friday's opening ceremony. He was noting the significance of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit.
"Every Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural and technical and economic example that has been so important to their own transformation," Ramo said.