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How should journalists cover the Olympic Games?

The International Olympic Committee and the Chinese government have acknowledged that reporters covering the Olympics that begin August 8 will be blocked from accessing Internet sites that Chinese authorities consider politically sensitive.

Some journalists heading to Beijing question how much access they will have to certain places in China or to news and information about issues like politics, the economy and human rights. But the possibility of restrictions raises the question of whether such issues have a place in Olympics reporting at all.

On America's National Public Radio (NPR), the Editor of the American magazine Sports Illustrated recently said that sports cannot be separated from politics and that the Games are "not just about losing and winning."

What do you think? Should journalists in Beijing report solely on the Olympic Games, or on both the sports and politics of China? Is there a relationship between sports and politics?

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It would be won

It would be wonderful to cover everything if you had time. When one is on assignment covering an event as big as this one, one barely have time to cover something else!!!! And I think that a reporter specialized in a certain area should stay with it. Not that he or she cannot write about something else. On politics and Sports: although these two aren't mixed on the arena itself... There's a lot of politics going on in sports and you get to see a lot of than in communist countries such as Cuba and China and the USSR when it existed. Nowadays in Venezuela we have a pseudocomunist regime and you see the goverment sticking its nose into sports heavily, and as an example, this is the largest representation of Venezuelan athletes ever attending the Olimpics. So maybe the athletes themselves don't care about the political association of teammates, but here in Venezuela, Cuba or China it is undeniable that being successfull in Sports is part of the propaganda.

First and forem

First and foremost, as a journalist who specialize in a particular area that should be your area of concentration,because this is what you trained for.

As it relates to the topic under discussion I disagree with people who say you can mix sports with politics.Sports bring people from different political divice together when ever there is an sporting events despite of their political affilation.

For me I strongly belief that as a journalists covering the olympic should only report on issues sorrounding the game and not on the politics of China.

It's not so muc

It's not so much about politics than human rights, or civil rights. Also, one of the Olympic values is freedom and equality. The media has always received freedom to report at previous Olympics. Why is it that China can get away with its repeated protests of "stop politicisng the Games"? China's censorship has extended beyond its own borders!

Check out Amnesty International's website The China Debate (www.thechinadebate.org) where some Chinese (and other) netizens give very insightful comments about this topic too.

I'm a big fan o

I'm a big fan of sports and enjoy the Olympic coverage. But the events themselves are just about the least interesting thing going on over there, even when you consider all the doping issues.

The facade that China is trying to put up for the games, and the various troubles and suppression going on behind it... There are so many stories. I hope we get to hear them.

As a third worl

As a third world newspaper editor, I am thoroughly disappointed at the rather beggarly approach of the OIC towards the dishonest way the Chinese have been failing on the promises they made before being awarded the games. If what the Chinese are doing now was done by a third world country, there would have been threats of boycotts, cancelling the games etc. Should one say international conventions governing human rights are only activated when it concerns third world countries? China should be made to pay for its persecutary behaviour towards international journalists covering the games and human rights activists in China itself. Unless the international community ensures that countries respect international commitments, the we would be heading towards a world dominated and ruled by rogue and outlaw governments.

Those of us pra

Those of us practising journalism in the third world countries are familiar with this and know how to go round the problem to get factual news information.

I however think that it is not appropriate to discuss this strategy in an open forum like this. I would like to be of help if any reporter/editor can reach me on: +2348037134772. Thanks and Good luck.

Chidi Anthony Opara Publisher/Editor-In-Chief of chidi opara reports(an online news publication based in Nigeria)

Well I think we

Well I think well as we have the duty to report across sports, the first thing journalists in Beijing should concentrate on is sports . And why do we rely on websites from the west to judge what is taking place in China yet we are at the source. Our duty also involves investigating other than relying on reports. Since we are in Beijing, I think we should try to use our investigative power to find out the truth without any bias., other than using these websites that have been received by mixed feelings not only from Asia but also some parts of Africa. We know it might be difficult but we should give it a try I think.

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