Olympics journalism
BBC to have 765 accredited staff covering Olympics
Broadcaster confirms 'significant staffing levels' of 765 to cover the Olympic games in London this year, compared to 493 previously in Beijing
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 26/04/12Metro to produce weekend editions during Olympics
Metro will produce weekend editions for five weeks during the games, plus release an additional tablet edition later in the day for the duration of the games
Posted by Gaz Corfield on 08/03/12Deadline nears to register for alternative Olympics press centre
The London Media Centre, off Parliament Square, is aimed at journalists who are covering the games but are not accredited to use the main facilities at the Olympic Park
Posted by Paul McNally on 06/03/12BBC 2012 community reporters project to be rolled out
The BBC's community reporters project, part of the broadcaster's Find Your Place scheme, will launch in Salford in February and Glasgow in May after a successful run in London
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 31/01/12< Previous
Olympic figures: BBC reports 12m video views via mobile
BBC reports '106 million requests for BBC Olympic video content across all online platforms'
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 13 August 2012#Activateldn: Four innovations and ideas in 'multilayered storytelling'
How data and social media are influencing storytelling
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 27 June 2012BBC's sports editor on social media and the Olympics: 'There's an illusion around Twitter'
Speaking at the Polis International Journalism conference today, BBC sports editor David Bond discussed as part of a panel the expected impact of social media on this year’s Olympic games, with 26,000 accredited journalists all eager to cover the sporting event across media platforms. I caught up with David after the panel discussion to find [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 23 March 2012Government launches 'virtual media centre' for 2012 London Olympics
The government has launched the first few web-pages which will in time form its online media centre for the 2012 Games, giving the press a 'single point of access for all government-related news stories'
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 25 October 2011Media accreditation process open for Paralympic Games
The Newspaper Society issued a reminder this morning that media accreditation has now opened for the Paralympic Games
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 22 September 2011Reuters: Athletes can tweet at 2012 as long as not in manner of journalists
The International Olympic Committee has said London 2010 Olympic athletes can tweet and blog but not for commercial purposes, Reuters reports
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 27 June 2011Calls for local media to apply for Olympics accreditation
Local news organisations are reminded they can now apply for accreditation to cover the 2012 Olympics in London
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#media2012: How a 'people-powered' newswire is finding Olympic stories beyond the headlines
A closer look at the citizen journalism newswire which aims to provide 'community-led, focused insight into the Games'
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 27/04/12