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Feb 28, 2008
O say, can MediaCorp check, please...
MEDIACORP'S Channel 5 News at 9.30pm on Tuesday featured the New York Philharmonic performing in Pyongyang in the last segment of the news programme.

At one point, the North Korean national anthem was being played but the news anchor read out that what was being played was the 'Star-Spangled Banner', which is the national anthem of the United States.

I urge Channel 5 to be more careful when matching recorded video and text being read out by the anchor as it is a sensitive issue. Many Americans would be upset or offended at the ignominy of the mismatch.

Pavin Limanont

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