Media services for Paralympics in full swing
Media services for Paralympics in full swing
Full coverage: Media service during Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
(BEIJING, September 2) -- By September 1, 6,325 domestic and foreign journalists had requested media accreditation says Sun Weijia, director of the Media Operations Department of BOCOG。
Full coverage: Media service during Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
(BEIJING, September 2) -- By September 1, 6,325 domestic and foreign journalists had requested media accreditation says Sun Weijia, director of the Media Operations Department of BOCOG。
According to Sun, Beijing Olympic Broadcasting (BOB) will continue to serve as the host broadcaster for the Paralympic Games, and high definition signals will be used. BOB also signed an agreement with CCTV and Beijing TV so the two Chinese stations could offer public signals for the Paralympic Games. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Beijing Paralympic Games, along with 11 events (Swimming, Athletics, Wheelchair Fencing, Boccia, Wheelchair Tennis, Cycling, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby, Judo, Volleyball Sitting and Table Tennis) will be broadcast live, while others will be pre-recorded. It is estimated that the Beijing Paralympic Games will exceed previous Paralympic Games in terms of number of broadcasters, coverage areas of the broadcast, quality of production, number of sessions of live broadcast and total length of the signals.
In terms of housing, transport and technical support, six designated hotels in Beijing with many barrier-free rooms will accommodate the accredited journalists. There are also designated hotels for the media in Hong Kong and Qingdao. Transportation will be running from August 30 all the way to September 20 connecting the MPC (Main Press Center), IBC (International Broadcast Center) and all the competition venues in Beijing for the Paralympic Games. In the designated media hotels, the Paralympic Village, as well as the Capital International Airport, the accredited media will have access to a five-digit phone network, W-LAN and the Paralympic broadband IC card.
BOCOG has given full consideration to the special needs of journalists with disabilities, and has arranged for special facilities that accommodate wheelchair journalists in terms of entry and exit, security checks, media stands, height of work tables, layout of the mix zones as well as restrooms and elevators. Media paths at all the venues will have full accessibility, and special accessible seating areas for media have already been set up. Rails of mix zones are lower than those during the Olympic Games so as to facilitate interviews by wheelchair journalists. The paths on both sides of the rails have been widened to enable two wheelchairs to pass at the same time. At the entrance to the venues there are special parking lots for wheelchair journalists. They will also enjoy one-on-one volunteer services provided from the moment of their arrival to their departure from the venues.
In terms of housing, transport and technical support, six designated hotels in Beijing with many barrier-free rooms will accommodate the accredited journalists. There are also designated hotels for the media in Hong Kong and Qingdao. Transportation will be running from August 30 all the way to September 20 connecting the MPC (Main Press Center), IBC (International Broadcast Center) and all the competition venues in Beijing for the Paralympic Games. In the designated media hotels, the Paralympic Village, as well as the Capital International Airport, the accredited media will have access to a five-digit phone network, W-LAN and the Paralympic broadband IC card.
BOCOG has given full consideration to the special needs of journalists with disabilities, and has arranged for special facilities that accommodate wheelchair journalists in terms of entry and exit, security checks, media stands, height of work tables, layout of the mix zones as well as restrooms and elevators. Media paths at all the venues will have full accessibility, and special accessible seating areas for media have already been set up. Rails of mix zones are lower than those during the Olympic Games so as to facilitate interviews by wheelchair journalists. The paths on both sides of the rails have been widened to enable two wheelchairs to pass at the same time. At the entrance to the venues there are special parking lots for wheelchair journalists. They will also enjoy one-on-one volunteer services provided from the moment of their arrival to their departure from the venues.