Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site rabbit.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!rabbit!jj From: jj@rabbit.UUCP Newsgroups: net.rec,net.misc Subject: Gripes about Olympic Coverage Message-ID: <3030@rabbit.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Aug-84 10:31:25 EDT Article-I.D.: rabbit.3030 Posted: Thu Aug 2 10:31:25 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Aug-84 00:00:22 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 28We were watching the gymnastics events last night on ABC, specifically the women's team competition, and we noticed that the network presented only the first place (Romanian) and US teams. In this particular event, the US team WAS in second place, which led us to a question: Has ABC consistantly only shown leaders and the US teams and athletes? In this particular event China was 1 point or so behind the leaders and clearly in the running for second or maybe even a shot at first, given ONE major break by either of the leaders, none-the-less in the two+ hours we watched (10-12 EDT) ONE Chinese athlete was shown, and for approximately 45 seconds. (I'm not counting athletes visible in the background, or during full-arena shots.) We are planning to write letters to ABC (soon). We are going to write separate letters, and ask that the letters be put in the comments file. Do other readers of the net have similar impressions? Please direct replys to net.rec. Thank you -- EVEN TEDDY BEARS LIKE COOKIES! "Please, Sir. I want some more" (allegra,harpo,ulysses)!rabbit!jj