CNN sorry for temple gaffe http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnn-sorry-temple-gaffe Tue, 24 June 2014 Kevin Ponniah <http://www.phnompenhpost.com/author/kevin-ponniah/20515>
CNN International has apologised to the Ministry of Tourism after mistakenly posting on its Facebook page on Wednesday that the iconic temple of Angkor Wat was in neighbouring Thailand, drawing the ire of Cambodians around the world and outcry from the government. “Thailand’s Angkor Wat is only no. 6 – so what’s the world’s top landmark?” the global broadcaster posted, with a link to an article about the world’s top 10 landmarks according to users of travel review site TripAdvisor. A post on the Tourism Ministry’s website on Thursday described the Thailand error as a “rude shock” and provided links to two emailed apologies from CNN. “That was regarded to be highly unacceptable by many who had expressed disgust since CNN International is of high repute. The Ministry of Tourism promptly wrote to CNN International to seek an explanation and for immediate redress,” it said. CNN International’s Asia-Pacific vice president and managing director, Ellana Lee, said the organisation had concluded that “human error” was responsible for the mistake, which was “corrected within minutes”. “On behalf of CNN, I apologize for any offense and confusion this has caused,” Lee wrote in an email to Minister Thong Khon, Secretary of State So Mara and marketing and promotion director Visothy So. Another email from CNN sales director Stacey Rabsatt said: “We understand the sensitivities and know this is not acceptable”. The ministry has urged Cambodians to accept the mistake as an innocent one, though numerous comments on CNN’s Facebook page have continued to lambast the broadcaster. In 2003, the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh was set ablaze and Thai-owned businesses attacked after local newspapers reported unverified claims that a Thai actress had said Angkor Wat belonged to Thailand. Contact author: Kevin Ponniah <http://www.phnompenhpost.com/user/20515/contact> -- Best Regards, *Khmer Forum* *A place for sharing community events and public news.* -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
