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| Subject: UK journo blocked as Games tweets raise eyebrows, ire Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:54 am | |
| A British journalist's Twitter account has been suspended after he made a series of critical remarks about NBC's coverage of the London Olympics, sparking a wave of indignation online and claims of censorship.
The microblogging service suspended Guy Adams, the Los Angeles correspondent for London-based daily The Independent, after he sent a tweet on Friday revealing NBC Olympics President Gary Zenkel's email address.
Adams was among a number of Twitter users in the US who vented their frustration with NBC for showing the London Olympics' opening ceremony on delay to coincide with evening prime-time in the United States.
"America's left coast forced to watch Olympic ceremony on SIX HOUR time delay. Disgusting money-grabbing by @NBColympics," Adams tweeted. Advertisement
Another read: "I have 1000 channels on my TV. Not one will be showing the Olympics opening ceremony live. Because NBC are utter, utter bastards."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/off-the-field/journo-blocked-as-games-tweets-raise-eyebrows-ire-20120731-23bf5.html#ixzz22C04NNZx
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