webfact Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Taiwan, Thai TV stations sorry for Thatcher photo gaffes TAIPEI, April 9, 2013 (AFP) - A Taiwanese cable news channel apologised Tuesday for running a photo of Queen Elizabeth II when reporting the death of Margaret Thatcher, while a Thai station showed a photo of actress Meryl Streep. Taiwan's CTI TV, in footage Monday night, showed the queen dressed in a green coat and waving at the crowd with a caption reading "Former British prime minister Thatcher passed away, the Iron Lady is missed". In Thailand, army-run Channel 5 TV station also apologised after it showed a photo of Streep playing Thatcher in the 2011 semi-biographical film "The Iron Lady" during its report on the death of the former premier. "We apologise for the mistake over the use of the photo during the report on Margaret Thatcher which caused misunderstanding. Our team will try harder and be more careful," it wrote on its official Facebook page. A source at the channel said the job of finding the picture had been outsourced to another company. "The news anchor noticed the mistake and solved the problem by saying her story was made into a Hollywood movie played by Meryl Streep," he said. Thatcher, dubbed the "Iron Lady," died of a stroke on Monday in London aged 87. -- (c) Copyright AFP 2013-04-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Awful mistake by Channel 5. And the BBC reported that she died of a 'strike'. Ooops... http://asiancorrespondent.com/104732/thai-tv-station-red-faced-after-thatcher-streep-gaffe/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zpete Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 This is funny.All orientals look the same to europeans, I guess ditto europeans to orientals. Maybe the taiwanese thought the queen was happy to see the end of Thatcher.......? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thai at Heart Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 Did the Brits complain? If the BBC had done something similar concerning Thailand the outrage would be huge. 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pib Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 Remember, for many Thai's the world starts and ends at the borders of Thailand. But Thai's are really interested in Korean music and skin whitening products. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WhizBang Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 a Thai station showed a photo of actress Meryl Streep LOL, you just couldn't make this stuff up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamhar Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Did the Brits complain? If the BBC had done something similar concerning Thailand the outrage would be huge.Normally its the one that percieves themselves rightly or wrongly, as lower in stature that is offended the most. I doubt that the UK even noticed. But TL, being an asian country (saving face and all) and a developing country at that, would have greatly lost face. If the same situation had happened between TL and Japan, or SK, I think the same would have applied to a lesser degree. Japan, nor Korea would have cared much. The reverse would have caused TL some shame but not as much since it was with another asian country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soi41 Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 "A source at the channel said the job of finding the picture had been outsourced to another company" Ever heard of Goggle ?? And ofcourse it was someone elses fault! Probably a foreign owned company! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post borisloosebrain Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 Now if it was Meryl Streep who'd died or the Queen of England , I would have been upset ! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unanimosity Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 "A source at the channel said the job of finding the picture had been outsourced to another company" Ever heard of Goggle ?? And ofcourse it was someone elses fault! Probably a foreign owned company! Makes one wonder if there may be a copyright violation as well, perhaps as a materr of course, thus the "outsource" face and litigation saver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianCR Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Awful mistake by Channel 5. And the BBC reported that she died of a 'strike'. Ooops... http://asiancorrespondent.com/104732/thai-tv-station-red-faced-after-thatcher-streep-gaffe/Haha bad taste but really funny! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Good job it wasn't a photo of Arther Scargil in drag. But he is 'not for turning' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Did the Brits complain? If the BBC had done something similar concerning Thailand the outrage would be huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunken Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 They could have chosen a Spitting Image puppet but that would have been too accurate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 This raises interesting questions about copyright and usage rights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 This raises interesting questions about copyright and usage rights What's that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stjohnm Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 "A source at the channel said the job of finding the picture had been outsourced to another company" Ever heard of Goggle ?? And ofcourse it was someone elses fault! Probably a foreign owned company! Google was that other Company 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 This raises interesting questions about copyright and usage rights What's that? for the photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 The Saturday Night Live skit about learning Thai springs to mind. What an outrage of cultural insensitivity that was. Mistaking Baroness Thatcher for Meryl Streep isn't insensitive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post renaissanc Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) I remember the days of Arthur Scargil. The UK needed a leader like Margaret Thatcher to deal with him. She was a wonderful woman! Edited April 9, 2013 by renaissanc 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender92 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 "A source at the channel said the job of finding the picture had been outsourced to another company" Ever heard of Goggle ?? And ofcourse it was someone elses fault! Probably a foreign owned company! What's Goggle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TackyToo Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) After claiming already to be the hub of hubs, we surprisingly discovered a new one: The hub of incompetence. They were probably only one click away to show the picture of Miss Piggy... Edited April 9, 2013 by TackyToo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Locationthailand Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 Old Iron Pants passes away, good old stick and took on the unions. Now look at what UK has as leadership... Come back Maggie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wat dee Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Remember, for many Thai's the world starts and ends at the borders of Thailand. But Thai's are really interested in Korean music and skin whitening products.Same thing with most Europeans and Americans.Most pommies are quite happy with a pint in a local pub.Amarican rodeo "world champion" was intrviewed.I've travelled all over the world!! West coast to east coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhooks Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 This is funny. All orientals look the same to europeans, I guess ditto europeans to orientals. Maybe the taiwanese thought the queen was happy to see the end of Thatcher.......? You can't really be serious.................can you? 'All orientals look the same to europeans' Please plan an urgent visit to an Eye Specialist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunken Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 After claiming already to be the hub of hubs, we surprisingly discovered a new one: The hub of incompetence. They were probably only one click away to show the picture of Miss Piggy... No, that would be Tony Blair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tetleythedog Posted April 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2013 "A source at the channel said the job of finding the picture had been outsourced to another company" Ever heard of Goggle ?? And ofcourse it was someone elses fault! Probably a foreign owned company! It's a wonder they didn't say..................The.Iron Lady...............Rust in Peace !!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Tamson Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I remember the days of Arthur Scargil. The UK needed a leader like Margaret Thatcher to deal with him. She was a wonderful woman!So many comedians on this site! Back to the thread though: Margaret Thatcher thought she was the queen - so maybe the Taiwanese just got mixed up a bit and as for Thailand - well they saw the movie didn't they? and it must have all been true - so of course Meryl Streep was really Margret Thathcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Remember, for many Thai's the world starts and ends at the borders of Thailand. But Thai's are really interested in Korean music and skin whitening products. +1...Especially the whitening products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I remember the days of Arthur Scargil. The UK needed a leader like Margaret Thatcher to deal with him. She was a wonderful woman!I remember the days of Mrs Thatcher, the UK needed more of Scargil types, to resist her dictatorial attitude, Poll tax--N Ireland--Miners--Falklands--privateisation--trippled unemployment--- All leaders do some good whoever they are, When they get drunk with power they all have to go, here is an example. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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