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Social Media and the Olympics
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- Coverage of the Olympic Games is dominated by IOC's contracted rights-holder and accredited major media conglomerates however some feel there is a role for grassroots documentation of both sporting events and the cultural context. The related conundrums are discussed by social media makers who covered several Olympics Games.
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- What's the role of grassroots media creation at the corpo-news dominated event?
- Why has the IOC formally announced that blogging is not considered journalism?
- What is required to gain access to events and venues as non-accredited media?
- Where is the demarcation line between "professional and amateur according to the IOC's accreditation policies?
- How has accreditation and access changed from SLC and Turin to Beijing and Vancouver?
- In what ways are new media platforms enabling new forms of journalism around the Olympics in Beijing and beyond?
- What kind of convergence is visible around old and new media in the context of the Olympics?
- Is political transition within a country a reasonable expectation to have of the Olympic Games?
- Is citizen journalism politically prescribed in China, Canada and other Olympic host countries?
- How did the west's impressions of China change because of grassroots media coverage Beijing 2008 given the country's record of media control?
- Level:
- Intermediate
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- Content
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- Panel
- Event:
- SXSW Interactive 2009
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