Eurovision Song Contest in Podcasts
eventThe international song contest involving multiple countries, with some nations pulling out due to political concerns
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In response to questions, the director of Eurovision told The Times that Israel's actions were excessive, but denied that they affected the outcome.
And, you know, other governments have gotten involved in Eurovision in the past to some degree, but nothing to the extent of what we saw with Israel in our reporting.
But we learned, because we were able to obtain vote data from some countries, that it's actually surprisingly easy to influence Eurovision results.
That's included throwing money into marketing an Israeli contestant.
My colleagues Mara Vistendahl and Alex Marshall have been looking at how the Israeli government has tried to use Eurovision basically as a PR campaign, a way to try and shore up the country's public image amid outcry over the war in Gaza.
But a controversy over Israel's involvement and what the country has done to try and influence the contest has engulfed Eurovision.
Eurovision kicked off last night.
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