_Pollux writes_:
Anger had erupted in Brazil regarding _The New Yorker_’s recent “story”:http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/05/091005fa_fact_anderson, written by Jon Lee Anderson, on the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, as “The Gothamist”:http://gothamist.com/2009/10/01/the_new_yorker_accused_of_meddling.php had originally reported.
Brazilian newspaper _O Globo_ had “accused”:http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/rio2016/mat/2009/09/28/revista-the-new-yorker-publica-materia-sobre-violencia-no-rio-quatro-dias-da-escolha-da-sede-das-olimpiadas-de-2016-767813998.asp _The New Yorker_ of sabotaging Rio’s chances days before the IOC made the final decision about a host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The final four had been Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio.
Well, Rio de Janeiro has won it, despite Anderson’s balanced coverage on the violence that often takes place in the city’s many favelas.
Was there was a connection between the competing Olympic bids and _The New Yorker_’s decision to run the story?
For my part, I don’t think so. _The New Yorker_ is not in the business of serving in the role of international saboteur, and Anderson himself “lamented”:http://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/ny/posts/2009/09/28/autor-lamenta-publicacao-na-new-yorker-as-vesperas-da-decisao-olimpica-227434.asp the fact that the article’s publication coincided so closely with the Olympic decision process.
In any case, we send a heartfelt congratulations to the city of Rio de Janeiro!
It’s a beautiful city and we look forward to the first ever Olympics held in South America!