CNN accidentally says Auckland is an Australian city during New Year’s Eve coverage
CNN accidentally says Auckland is an Australian city during New Year’s Eve coverage
CNN kicked off 2014 with an epic fail.
The American news channel flashed a caption suggesting that Auckland is a city in Australia while showing highlights from New Year’s celebrations around the world.
Eagle-eyed viewers quickly pounced on the error and shared screenshots on social media, with a number of annoyed Kiwi’s urging the broadcaster to “check their facts”.
CNN hasn’t commented about the embarrassing mix-up.
Awkward moment when TV thinks Auckland is in Australia. #cnn #oops #prettymuchis #partiallytrue pic.twitter.com/jhUiYR3LAW
— Fil (@Snowfreq) January 1, 2014
@CNN Seriously? Auckland, Australia?!? Peter Jackson and Middle Earth are very disappointed! On behalf of US, my apologies to NZ! #CNNNYE
— Leilani Munter (@LeilaniMunter) January 1, 2014
Geography is not the strong suit of @cnn – happy new year from Auckland Australia? #cnnfail pic.twitter.com/FjrIwgKj6P
— Richard David Jordan (@richarddjordan) January 1, 2014
BREAKING NEWS! @cnn has moved Auckland to Australia for 2014! pic.twitter.com/6piMrSOjUW
— Toph Miller (@tophmiller2) January 1, 2014
Wow @CNN you’re such a global company #CNNNYE #Auckland #Australia #InTouchWithTheWorld pic.twitter.com/Yj9fLc8rhq
— Josh Lindsay (@joshlindsay) January 1, 2014
It’s not the first time CNN has been a little confused about Australia, most notably during its coverage of Cyclone Yasi. And it’s also not alone. American network NBC published a map showing the whole of Australia on fire, despite them being confined largely to New South Wales.
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