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Christian Science Monitor Olympic Blog

Sure there are a ton of journalist Olympic blogs out there, but in my (semi-biased) opinion, one of the better correspondents in Beijing is the CSM’s Peter Ford. He’s a journalist who has covered stories in Latin America, the Middle East,... ...full story at Peking Duck

from Peking Duck on Mon, Jul 28 2008

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28 Jul 08 visit Christian Science Monitor Olympic Blog  »  Granite Studio Shameless promotion…. The Christian Science Monitor has a new blog, Olympic Glory, up and running.  Yeah, I know I’m biased (YJ works for the CSM), but for my money, the Monitor has consistently published interesting stories on China an...
02 Sep 08 visit They arrest journalists, don’t they?  »  Black & White Cat On August 13, ITN’s John Ray was arrested while covering a protest in Beijing: Police in Beijing roughed up and detained a British journalist after he covered a Free Tibet protest close to the city’s main Olympic zone earlier today. The...
14 Aug 08 visit CSM: “Old Beijing tries to avoid wrecking ball”  »  Granite Studio Even in the middle of the Olympic Games, Beijing’s urban redevelopment plan grinds on.  The Christian Science Monitor today reports on a home near Wangfujing where developers have continued to use violence and intimidation in a bid to remove th...
13 Aug 08 visit Report: British journalist detained by police in Beijing  »  Peking Duck As reported by Jon Watts and Tania Branigan in The Guardian: Police in Beijing have detained a British journalist after he covered a Free Tibet protest close to the city’s main Olympic zone. John Ray of ITV News was pushed into a police van by...
18 Aug 08 visit Shake Your Hips.  »  Shanghai Scrap I think that I’ve blogged quite enough about Shanghai’s Olympic soccer matches, so - barring something really interesting happening at tomorrow’s men’s semi - this will be the last. And we’re going out with a bang....

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