The Listening Post: Pyeongchang 2018: Sport, politics and the media game

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At the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics, athletes from two countries still officially at war - North and South Korea - marched into the stadium together, under one flag.

Those images of a momentarily unified Korea were beamed around the world and will have registered in Washington.

Wherever they light the Olympic flame, there are going to be geopolitics in the mix.But these games, given where they are, and the governments involved - have taken Olympic politics to another level.

Period17 Feb 2018

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Media contributions

  • TitleThe Listening Post: Pyeongchang 2018: Sport, politics and the media game
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletAl Jazeera
    Media typeTelevision
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/02/18
    PersonsJung-Woo Lee