I have been asking myself the same question for days now?.... what r u views on this Mediazone?....
Usain Bolt picked a bad night to run the most electrifying 100 meter race in Olympic history. As Michael Phelps' eighth gold medal dominated television coverage, Internet sites and newspaper headlines in the United States on Saturday night, Bolt's scintillating 9.69 was buried as a second story. Normally the premiere race of every Games, the men's 100 final received scant domestic publicity despite it's historic, thrilling result.
Clearly, the 12-hour time difference played a huge role in the under-coverage of Bolt's feat. While Michael Phelps' races garnered live coverage on NBC (because it was competed in the morning in Beijing), Bolt's wasn't shown until nearly 13 hours after its completion. Even then, it felt like an afterthought to Phelps' eighth gold medal swim.
NBC is said to be worried about post-Phelps ratings for these Olympics, yet they squandered the opportunity to turn Bolt into their second-week star by dumping his race in the outer-reaches of primetime and then giving it no notice on yesterday's broadcast. Bolt's speed, charisma, youth and good looks make him a prime candidate to be the breakout star of these Games. The Peac**k Network is more concerned with squeezing every last ounce of coverage out of Michael Phelps though. (Not that I blame them.)
Bolt will have the stage to himself on Wednesday when he runs the 200 and is expected to challenge Michael Johnson's 12-year old world record. Hopefully he'll get the coverage he deserves.
Jah know.. dem a deal with the Jcan athletes messed up... i have even noticed where Asafa won his Semifinals and they didn't even interview the bredda, they interview Tyson Gay instead.. dat nuh look propa at all... what u think MZ.. mek mi know... for the yaadies dem in the states and canada, they can only see the races after 11pm at nites... and they say that is primetime.. and dem woulda kill wi wid swimming rite through di day.. mi wonda how we nuh wash whey yet lol lol
a true enuh..mi did a wonda di same ting..all di JA women dominate di track wah day deh an mi hardly hear bout dat...di whole a dem media outlet fulla f*kry so mi nuh know y mi a act suprise but it hurt still u zimme
nbc bought out all the media rites, thats y dem a show what they want... lol... Bolt isn't from the Red White and Blue thats y him nah get nuh air time.. lol.. .the results are what they are, they can't change them... the Black Green & Gold on the go..
yoo, be unbiased. how often we show michael phelps THREE(3) records? suh a dem thing dat dem a big up dem hero jus like how we big up ours so u cyaa cuss dem
kris u right, dem doan have much things fi celebrate, so dem affi highlight them one victory......overal dem nuh used to losing maybe if di drugs free up dem wi ok...lol
HAHA MEK DEM GWAAN HATE NUH AYY I WANT WI JAMAICAN TEAM MASH UP DI relay dem an ting u c hot up dem head evn more ah dat time we naah guh get nuh coverage but guess WAT WE DNT NEED IT CAZ DI PPL DEM KNO BOUT WE ALREADY DEM CNT STOP WI mek dem head swell more
It;s america ppl dem bias nuh ra**. If americans aren't dominating why would they care to cover it....that's why I like CBC. NBA can guweh!!!!!!!!!!!! They don't give two f**ks about third world countires and this just proves it.
this bigger than any country mi family... nbc bought out most of the rites, so dem have a professional responsibility to cover the thing inna a unbiased manner... we shouldn't be subjected to their prefrences... you get mi..
mus a u a talk f**kery who a try defend NBC. 1st of all mi see it long time while tracks a gone in JA dem a bring on swimming or gyming or even fencing anyting but tracks why ? cause dem no hav nobody inna it, if tyson gay reach final dem woulda cut wat dem doing and go to dat race den come back to di f**kery they was viewing simple but a pure caribbean island inna diss so easy call no show dem till lata diss a real f**k up world a man run 9.69 and could run more off it but a man wat is a fish get all di coverage who knows him might drugs up to but wat is di differents wit swimming and tracks 1 on land other inna wata so why giv 1 more attention dan di other simple no member of di usa na go win inna tracks f**k usa done talk ooh and by di way dem can show dem hero all dem want dem hero wat only wanna hang wit black men (Micheal Jordan and Tiger) but Ja no selfish and racist and f**k up we would go to there race and come back or someting we dont think like they do we no think bout skin and where u from 1st as ppl they do not we dont get it twisted