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For additional information on the conference, click on the links below:
- Conference Press Release -- March 12, 2008
- Background Paper -- Wolfgang Kleinwächter
- Conference Proceedings and Speeches
Beijing Olympics 2008: Winning Press Freedom
Paris Conference -- April 18-19, 2008
The groups that sponsored the conference "Beijing Olympics 2008: Winning Press Freedom" organized this event to raise the consciousness of the journalistic community, especially sports journalists, to the press freedom conditions they should expect to encounter in China.
The conference spotlighted the situation of the press in China -- print, broadcast and online media. We also wanted to highlight the conditions under which foreign journalists may work in China.
The conference was introduced by Professor Merle Goldman of Harvard and Boston Universities, a leading authority and prolific writer on civic rights in China.
There were panels exploring questions such as "How are Chinese news media controlled ?" "What reporting conditions should you expect in Beijing ?" "China's Internet; What freedom/What limits ?" "Trading with China: What risks, responsibilities, opportunities ?" and "How does China deal with foreign and peripheral news media ?"
Speakers represented Olympic authorities, Chinese news outlets, foreign news media and experts specializing on China, rights defenders, sports journalism services, businesses providing communication services in China, corporate sponsors of the Olympics.
Sports and other journalists interested in China, especially if they intend
to cover this summer's Games were invited to register here for the conference,
within the limit of spaces available.
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