Monday, June 11, 2007

Golf Bugging Scandal - symptom of low TV standards

The fact that a director of the TBS program "Pin Pon," asked a golfer grouped with high school golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa, the youngest-ever winner of a professional tournament, to carry a small microphone to pick up Ishikawa's comments while playing has sparked a public outcry. ... A senior TBS employee said Akira Fukuzawa, a TBS newscaster who tearfully apologized for the incident in "Pin Pon" on Wednesday, was too emotional. (more)