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Back to Reality for the College Kid Behind 'Sochi Problems'
Back to Reality for the College Kid Behind 'Sochi Problems'
Alexander Broad once controlled the hottest thing online. Six weeks ago, the Twitter account he started, called @SochiProblems, aggregated the seemingly endless stream of photos showing shoddy infrastructure in the the 2014 Olympics' host city despite the games' e**rmous $51 billion budget With each new photo upload — dysfunctional toilets, putrid-looking tap water, hotel rooms still being built as guests moved in — @SochiProblems drew new followers like a magnet. Before long, Broad's creation had a larger audience than @Sochi2014, the game's official Twitter account. Interview requests poured in from outlets all around the world, as did vague work offers for the 20-year-old Canadian journalism major Read more... More about Olympics, Entertainment, and Sports المصدر: Forums Back to Reality for the College Kid Behind 'Sochi Problems' |
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