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=== Juma the jaguar ===
During the [[2016 Summer Olympics torch relay|relaying of the torch]] in [[Manaus]], a female [[jaguar]] called "Juma" was used as a mascot. However, it tried to escape, and on approaching a person, it was killed. The animal's death provoked outrage, similar to that of [[Harambe]] the [[Western lowland gorilla|gorilla]] earlier.<ref name="Eisenhammer2016">{{cite news |work=[[Reuters]] |title=Amazon jaguar shot dead after Olympic torch ceremony |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-jaguar/amazon-jaguar-shot-dead-after-olympic-torch-ceremony-idUSKCN0Z72P4 |date=2016-06-21 |access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref><ref name="BBC2016OlympicJaguar">{{cite news |work=[[BBC News]] |title=Rio 2016: Jaguar in Amazon torch relay shot dead |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36593573 |date=2016-06-22 |access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref>
=== Daily Beast story ===
On August 11, 2016, ''The Daily Beast'' published an article entitled "I Got Three Grindr Dates in an Hour in the Olympic Village", written by Nico Hines, the site's London editor, who was assigned to cover the Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hunt|first1=Elle|title=US Daily Beast website takes down article discussing Grindr dates with Olympic athletes|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/12/us-daily-beast-website-takes-down-article-discussing-grindr-dates-with-olympic-athletes|access-date=September 15, 2017|work=The Guardian|date=August 12, 2016|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915161012/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/12/us-daily-beast-website-takes-down-article-discussing-grindr-dates-with-olympic-athletes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="I Learned">{{cite news|last1=Hines|first1=Nico|title=What I've Learned|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/what-ive-learned|access-date=September 15, 2017|work=The Daily Beast|date=March 20, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928193034/http://www.thedailybeast.com/what-ive-learned|url-status=live}}</ref> Hines, a [[heterosexual]] married man, signed up for several gay and straight dating apps, including [[Tinder (app)|Tinder]], [[Bumble (app)|Bumble]] and [[Grindr]], and documented his experiences in the [[Rio 2016 Olympic Village|Olympic Village]]. While not specifically naming names, Hines provided enough detail in the article to identify individual athletes, leading to widespread criticism that this information could be used against [[closeted]] gay athletes, especially those living in repressive countries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-37058787|title=Rio 2016: Daily Beast 'sorry for outing gay athletes'|date=12 August 2016|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=June 22, 2018|archive-date=August 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818054915/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-37058787|url-status=live}}</ref> Facing intense backlash online,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/151282/daily-beast-editor-nico-hines-used-grindr-at-2016-rio-olympics-it-s-a-homophobic-mess#.h2ebgGOY7|title=Seriously, F*ck That 'Daily Beast' Gay-Baiting, Life-Threatening Olympics Piece|last=Mic|date=August 11, 2016|access-date=11 August 2016|archive-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814140851/https://mic.com/articles/151282/daily-beast-editor-nico-hines-used-grindr-at-2016-rio-olympics-it-s-a-homophobic-mess#.h2ebgGOY7|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.queerty.com/everyones-pissed-straight-journalist-used-grindr-gay-athletes-rio-20160811|title=Everyone's Pissed At This Straight Journalist Who Used Grindr To Out Gay Athletes In Rio|access-date=August 11, 2016|date=2016-08-11|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811225828/https://www.queerty.com/everyones-pissed-straight-journalist-used-grindr-gay-athletes-rio-20160811|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2016/08/11/olympic-sex-reporting-gone-wrong-how-not-to-cover-the-international-athlete-hook-up-scene/|title=Olympic sex reporting gone wrong: How not to cover the international athlete hook-up scene|last=Williams|first=Mary Elizabeth|work=Salon|date=August 11, 2016|access-date=August 11, 2016|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811180256/http://www.salon.com/2016/08/11/olympic-sex-reporting-gone-wrong-how-not-to-cover-the-international-athlete-hook-up-scene/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/08/11/the_daily_beast_s_olympics_grindr_stunt_is_dangerous_and_unethical.html |title=This Daily Beast Grindr Stunt Is Sleazy, Dangerous, and Wildly Unethical |last=Stern |first=Mark Joseph |date=August 11, 2016 |work=Slate |issn=1091-2339 |access-date=August 11, 2016 |archive-date=August 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811210620/http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/08/11/the_daily_beast_s_olympics_grindr_stunt_is_dangerous_and_unethical.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Daily Beast'' edited the piece to remove details that could allow athletes to be identified, and editor in chief [[John Avlon]] added a lengthy editor's note. Criticism challenging the value of the piece continued,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/8/11/12440186/daily-beast-olympics-gay|title=The Daily Beast tried to prove Olympians like sex, but instead may have outed gay athletes|first=German|last=Lopez|date=August 11, 2016|work=Vox|access-date=June 13, 2017|archive-date=August 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812102433/https://www.vox.com/2016/8/11/12440186/daily-beast-olympics-gay|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''The Daily Beast'' eventually removed the article altogether and issued an apology.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/11/a-note-from-the-editors.html|title=A Note From the Editors|date=August 12, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Beast|access-date=August 12, 2016|archive-date=August 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812173726/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/11/a-note-from-the-editors.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2017, Hines issued a formal apology for his actions, and it was announced by the website's editor Hines would be returning to ''The Daily Beast'' "following a lengthy period of intense reflection".<ref name="I Learned" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Stern|first1=Mark Joseph|title=Nico Hines, the Daily Beast's Olympics Grindr Journalist, Is Back. Can the Internet Forgive Him?|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/03/22/nico_hines_of_the_daily_beast_olympics_grindr_story_is_back.html|access-date=September 15, 2017|work=Slate|date=March 22, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915161616/http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/03/22/nico_hines_of_the_daily_beast_olympics_grindr_story_is_back.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Andrew M. Seaman, ethics committee chair for the [[Society of Professional Journalists]], called the article "journalistic trash, unethical and dangerous".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/12/trash-unethical-and-dangerous-daily-beast-lambasted-for-olympic-dating-article/ |title='Trash, unethical and dangerous': ''Daily Beast'' lambasted for Olympic dating article |last1=Guarino |first1=Ben |date=August 12, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812130648/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/12/trash-unethical-and-dangerous-daily-beast-lambasted-for-olympic-dating-article/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association]] stated "The reporting was unethical, extremely careless of individual privacy and potentially dangerous to the athletes".<ref name="LATimes1">{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-fi-oly-daily-beast-grindr-lgbt-20160812-snap-story.html |title=Bad form at the Olympics in ''Daily Beast''{{'}}s Grindr-baiting story |last1=Maltais |first1=Michelle |date=August 12, 2016 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=August 13, 2016 |archive-date=August 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813071937/http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-fi-oly-daily-beast-grindr-lgbt-20160812-snap-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Vince Gonzales, professor of professional practice at [[USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism]] wrote "I think this borders on journalistic malpractice".<ref name="LATimes1" /> The president of [[GLAAD]], [[Sarah Kate Ellis]], wrote "How this reporter thought it was OK—or that somehow it was in the public's interest—to write about his deceitful encounters with these men reflects a complete lack of judgment and disregard for basic decency, not to mention the ethics of journalism".<ref name="LATimes1" /> Swimmer [[Amini Fonua]], who represented [[Tonga]] at the Rio games, criticized the article as 'deplorable', writing: "It is still illegal to be gay in Tonga, and while I’m strong enough to be me in front of the world, not everybody else is. Respect that."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mele |first=Christopher |last2=Chokshi |first2=Niraj |date=2016-08-12 |title=Daily Beast Removes Article on Gay Olympians in Rio |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/business/media/daily-beast-removes-article-on-gay-olympians-in-rio.html |access-date=2023-11-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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