Fri, 20 Aug 2004

No Olympic Blogging

Robert Bliwise, editor of Duke Magazine, Duke University's alumni publication, called this decision "unfathomable". He continued:

"I don't understand what the International Olympic Committee might be concerned about. It's a way to engage a wide audience with reporting from the field and therefore generate excitement and interest in the games."

I can tell him is one little ASCII character, a mere seven bits of information, exactly what the IOC is concerned about, and, in fact, all that the IOC is concerned about:

$

Screw the sports, forget the athletes, who care about love, peace and the brotherhood of man? We need the dollars - these games are expensive. Broadcast, print and other media "rights" pay the way.

And so it goes ...

Athletes may be the center of attention at the Olympic Games, but don't expect to hear directly from them online -- or see snapshots or video they've taken.

(link) [CNN]

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