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Who's Mariah Carey? Italian Journalists to Strike After Commentator's Blunders at Opening Ceremony
RaiSport journalists plan three strike days and to withhold bylines following director Paolo Petrecca's repeated commentary errors during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
- On Monday, RaiSport journalists announced protest measures, withholding bylines until the Winter Olympics end and planning three days of strikes after the Games.
- During the opening ceremony, Petrecca misidentified San Siro as Stadio Olimpico and confused officials with performers, including Matilda De Angelis.
- The broadcast also misidentified torchbearers on Friday, naming only one woman while calling the remaining five `other torchbearers`, prompting Simone Giannelli to react on Instagram.
- Management responded by taking Petrecca off the Feb. 22 closing ceremony after a Monday meeting with Rai CEO Giampaolo Rossi, a broadcaster spokesperson said.
- Failing to recognize national teams mattered because Italy's men's volleyball team and Italy's women's volleyball team were not identified during Friday's commentary.
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Who's Mariah Carey? Italian journalists to strike after commentator's blunders at opening ceremony
Journalists from RaiSport are protesting after a series of embarrassing mistakes by commentator Paolo Petrecca during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
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