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2008
30
Jul
The Chinese authorities confirmed today that the 20,000 foreign journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have unrestricted access to the Internet during their stay. International Olympic Committee media chief Kevan Gosper nonetheless yesterday said the IOC’s key concern was to “ensure that the media are able to report on the games as they did […]
2008
28
Jul
This animated sequence, based on the classical Chinese novel, “Journey to the West”, has been produced by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the men behind virtual band Gorillaz.
It will feature on TV, radio, web and mobile, introducing coverage of the Games on BBC Sport - the Olympic broadcaster in the UK.
2008
22
Jul
“For several years now NBC has meticulously planned all the details for its coverage of the many sports events at the Summer Olympics in China.
But with the Games only 19 days away, many at the network are concerned about how they will be permitted to cover any unscheduled events, like political protests or government crackdowns […]
2008
11
Jul
With a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, the International Olympic Committee praised the city’s preparations but also cited one “open issue” that remain: whether the city can deliver good air quality.Meanwhile, environmental officials are focused on delivering blue skies, despite recent weeks that have brought unusual amounts of rain mixed with haze. Mr. Verbruggen […]
2008
8
Jul
With exactly one month left before the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing, Reporters Without Borders today condemned the absence of a goodwill gesture from the Chinese government as regards the approximately 100 imprisoned journalists, Internet users and cyber-dissidents.
“Do the Chinese authorities really think they are going to turn these games into an international success […]
2008
8
Jul
July 7, 2008
In 2001, China’s Communist leaders promised the International Olympic Committee to allow free press access to both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the country as a whole. So far signs aren’t good that Beijing will stick to its word.
Witness the case of Norman Choy, a senior reporter with Hong Kong’s Apple Daily who […]
2008
2
Jul
French president Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday he might attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics if talks announced Sunday between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama make progress.
“If there was continued progress and if the Dalai Lama and the Chinese president acknowledged the progress, then the obstacle to my participation would […]