A Spanish national broadcast channel is in hot water following an alleged omission during its coverage of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England this week.
RTVE, a news organization in Spain, was covering a hurdling event that featured athletes from all over the world lining up in their starting positions and staying loose.
As the camera panned to each individual participant, the anchors for RTVE introduced the athletes by name as well the country they represented.
However, when the camera reached Omri Shiff, a hurdler from Israel, both anchors inexplicably averted their attention to another participant who was apparently taking too long to get set.
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RTVE, a news organization in Spain, was covering a hurdling event that featured athletes from all over the world lining up in their starting positions and staying loose. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
By the time the camera moved off Shiff and onto another athlete from Hungary, the introductions resumed, and the rest of the athletes were once again mentioned by their name and what country they were there to represent.
Even if you don’t speak fluent Spanish, you can tell just by their cadence as well as the names being used that Shiff wasn’t acknowledged during the athlete intros. You can even hear an audible pause while Shiff is being shown before the male anchor steps in to say something.
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When the camera reached Omri Shiff, a hurdler from Israel, both anchors inexplicably averted their attention to another participant who was apparently taking too long to get set. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
After the camera moved to the Hungarian participant, the female anchor appeared to laugh and make a quick comment before returning to the athlete introductions.
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RTVE issued a public apology in a statement to The Jewish Chronicle, saying, “We sincerely regret not having named all the athletes who appeared on screen during the broadcasts on Teledeporte [sports channel], as happened in the case of the Israeli athlete Omar Shiff.
“This situation was exclusively due to the complexity of the long athletics sessions and the dynamics of live broadcasting – such as trackside commentary or production requirements – and was in no way related to political, ideological or religious reasons.
“Our commitment is to give visibility to every participant, and we work to achieve this in every broadcast. We reiterate our apology to the athlete affected.”
RTVE issued an apology in a statement to The Jewish Chronicle, saying “We sincerely regret not having named all the athletes.” (SAL MEDIA)
The outlet did not respond to requests for comment from OutKick.