Printer-friendly: CRF No.1 2004 IR2008 Update Search Shi Tao Illegally providing state secrets November 23, 2014 HRIC Trends Bulletin on "China's Environment and Situation of Water" HRIC Statement for Tibetan Uprising Day: "March 10: Out of Exile, Into the Streets!" Where's Hu Now?: Let your voice be heard on Hu Jintao's U.S. visit HRIC Comments on HR 4780: Global Online Freedom Act of 2006 Li Zhi Appellate Ruling: English translation HRIC Testimony to "Monitoring Respect for Human Rights" Articles Alert: Feb 2006 HRIC Trends Bulletin: Media Crackdowns in China HRIC Testimony to "Internet in China" Congressional Hearing		Change text size Print this page BOCOG Journalist Training Seminar [First printed as a part of the "IR2008 Update" in China Rights Forum, No.3 2004] In April the BOCOG Media and Communications Department held its first training seminar for domestic journalists, as well as a briefing for foreign journalists. On April 9, more than 50 journalists from nearly 30 foreign media resident offices in Beijing attended a press tour of the construction sites of the National Stadium and National Swimming Center, as well as interviewing BOCOG Executive President Liu Jingmin and other top project officials. Participants included journalists from Associated Press (AP), Agence France-Presse (AFP), Kyodo News Service, European Press Photo Agency (EPA), CNN, NHK, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Voice of America (VOA) and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF). BOCOG said it would continue to organize similar press tours in accordance with its undertaking to conduct a "Sunshine Olympics" under the supervision of international media. From April 21–23, nearly 100 journalists from People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, China Central Television (CCTV), China People's Central Broadcasting Station, Beijing Daily and Beijing TV Station took part in a training session at which officials from different BOCOG departments outlined preparations for the Games, including logistics and services, design and construction of Olympic venues, organization of events, environmental protection related to "Green Olympics" and marketing. The officials also answered questions raised by journalists. BOCOG said it intends to organize similar short-term training to enhance its communication with the media for accurate and comprehensive coverage of the Beijing Olympics' preparations. Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co., Ltd (BOB) Established [First printed as a part of the "IR2008 Update" in China Rights Forum, No.3 2004] In a related development, a set of agreements establishing the Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co., Ltd (BOB) were signed on May 27, 2004. BOB, a joint venture between BOCOG and the IOC Olympic Broadcasting Services S. A. (OBS), a subsidiary of the IOC, will serve as the host broadcaster of the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2008 Paralympic Games. The company is to feed the national and international radio and TV networks with multilateral signals during the Games, as well as providing "other relevant services" to rights-holding broadcasters. (Source: http://en.beijing-2008.org/31/80/article211618031.shtml, http://en.beijing2008.org/85/78/article211617885.shtml, http://en.beijing2008.org/66/93/article211619366.shtml)
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