Put in place prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and due to end roughly a month after the Paralympics, the measures to afford greater independence to foreign reporters in China are about three weeks from ending. Now there is speculation about whether these freedoms will continue at all, or whether the rules will return to [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Relaxed Press Freedoms Pass With The Beijing Games
Posted in Censorship, Legacy, Protests, tagged Beijing Olympics, beijing paralympics, press freedom, press restrictions on 22 September 2008 | 1 Comment »
Beijing Bids Goodbye To The Paralympians
Posted in Beijing, Culture, Legacy, London 2012, Media, Paralympics, tagged beijing 2008, beijing paralympics, british athletics, closing ceremony, London 2012, paralympic games on 18 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Beijing Paralympics wrapped up yesterday with yet another spectacular ceremony at the wonderful Bird’s Nest stadium giving delirious athletes a chance to say goodbye after an extremely successful Games. Sounds like a similar story to four weeks ago when the Olympics ended on a high – we were even treated to another show of [...]
