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Study: China neutralizes global media

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Foreign Policy - By Susan Moeller - Sep. 17 (Opinion) - How did media cover the Olympics? Overwhelmingly as a sporting event rather than as a political power game. Prior to the Olympics, there was much speculation that the global press would turn the games into an international anti-China campaign--after all there had been extensive coverage of the protests against China's human rights record during the global torch relay and of the rioting in Tibet.

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Caught under a mountain of Olympic debt

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Boston Globe - By Scot Lehigh - Aug. 22 (Opinion) - While the Olympics may be bringing publicity to Beijing, the Games are not making the city rich, at least in the short run.

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NBC coverage gives a narrow view of China

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Robert Bianco - Aug. 18 (Opinion) - Many journalists in China, including USA TODAY's Christine Brennan, have written about the sterile atmosphere on the Olympic Green in the first week caused by the Chinese government's aggressive security measures. That's something a viewer would have known only by omission. Gone were the Sydney pans of happy crowds, replaced by tight shots designed to hide their absence.

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Olympic repression and a gutless IOC

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Financial Times - Aug. 15 (Editorial) - the breathtaking cynicism of the Chinese authorities in declaring zones in three parks open for public protests and then persecuting, detaining or expelling from Beijing those who applied for permission to use them is a clear breach of the promises made by China to help win the bid to host these Olympics back in 2001.

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A threat explodes in Georgia

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Anne Applebaum - Aug. 09 (Opinion) - For the best possible illustration of why Islamic terrorism may one day be considered the least of our problems, look no farther than the BBC's split-screen coverage of yesterday's Olympic opening ceremonies.

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China's Olympic dreams

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Foreign Policy - Aug. 08 (Interview) - All Olympic Games in the past have had problems of one kind or another. So for us, we are quite prepared to deal with all kinds of problems. The number one problem is terrorists, and apart from that there might be some other issues that might come up. But we are quite sure that the Olympic Games will be a success. That success is not only Chinese, but will be the success of the whole world. At the beginning of 2001, people outside of China had a whole lot of worries, but today the facts are there to show that China has kept her promises. We did our best to meet the challenges, to meet the requests, of the International Olympic Committee.

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China's Olympic dazzle has its dark side

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Shao Jiang - Aug. 08 (Opinion) - When China was bidding for the Games, there was rightful concern about the country's human rights record and the Chinese government went out of its way to allay these fears. Wang Wei, Secretary General of the Beijing Olympic Games Bid Committee, said in 2001 that 'We are confident that the Games coming to China not only promotes our economy but also enhances all social conditions, including education, health and human rights.' He went on to promise 'complete media freedom' - three words that have come back to haunt him in the last fortnight - for foreign journalists coming to China for the Games.

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