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AUG 21, 2008
China Keeps Pro-Tibet Websites Blocked
AFP
Pro-Tibet websites remained blocked in the Olympic press centre and elsewhere on Friday, amid reports that Chinese troops had opened fire on protesters in a remote area of southwest China.
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AUG 17, 2008
A Surprise Winner at the Olympic Games in Beijing: NBC
The New York Times
The Beijing Games have become the hottest event of the summer, with numbers that so far have been certifiably big — far beyond the network’s expectations. The Games have drawn an average audience of about 30 million a night on NBC itself, millions more on NBC’s cable channels, 30 million unique visitors to NBC’s Olympics Web site, 6.3 million shared videos from the coverage streamed on the site and an ultimate profit that network executives project will surpass $100 million.
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AUG 14, 2008
IOC Tells China Not to Obstruct Reporters
AP
The International Olympic Committee urged China Thursday to allow foreign reporters at the Beijing Games to report freely after a British journalist trying to cover a protest was allegedly roughed up by police.
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AUG 14, 2008
A Cutting-Edge Olympics
The New York Times
The Olympic narrative is always about the human effort to excel in athletic competition, a story of grace and stamina under pressure. This year it is also about technology and how it is shaping both the athletes’ performance and the viewers’ experience.
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AUG 13, 2008
Olympics Coverage Gives NBC a Boost in Ratings
Los Angeles Times
NBC's coverage of the first three days of the Summer Olympics proved to be immune from the trend of declining viewership for most forms of television programming, drawing nearly 27% more viewers than the corresponding period in the Athens Games four years ago, according to figures released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research.
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