Olympic blogs OK for Vancouver
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- Olympic blogging is GOOD! But it should be “dignified”.
And that’s official.
Blogging news is, however, verboten. And that’s official too.
Rule 49 of the Olympic Charter states that, “Only those persons accredited as media may act as journalists, reporters or in any other media capacity.”
Oh.
Meanwhile, the IOJ (International Olympic Committee) has issued a four-page guide for competitors, “which acknowledges the realities of 21st century communications by allowing ‘athletes’ blogs’ at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, in a move which could make athlete-authored columns much easier to arrange for newspaper websites than at previous Olympics,” says the Sports Journalists’Association.
Newspaper websites? 
Not only but also, they’re, “sure to form the basis for the rules to be applied at the 2012 London Games,” says the story, going on, ‘The IOC considers blogging, in accordance with these guidelines, as a legitimate form of personal expression and not as a form of journalism,’ the new guidelines say.”
A legitimate form of personal expression, eh?
heh
According to subscription site AroundtheRings, anyone who steps over the line, “could lose their Olympic accreditation cards and may face legal action for damages.”
Among things you can’t do, the SJA has Bob Condron, a member of the IOC press commission, saying, is cover news, “because that takes the role of a journalist and is not what anyone had in mind”.
AND, “Athlete blogs remain subject to the IOC’s strict copyright rules and broadcasting rights agreements, and therefore are not allowed to use sound clips or video,” says the post, adding:
“Even photographs on the blogs are restricted, preventing any images from Olympic action or medal ceremonies. Interviews and news about other athletes are also prohibited. Blogs may not include Olympic symbols, such as the five rings. The word ‘Olympic’ is allowed, as long as it is not associated with a third party or its products or services. Emblems of an National Olympic Committee or Vancouver organising committee are allowed if the blogger has obtained written permission.”
The guidelines also include strict regulations on what advertising is, and is not, allowed on the blogs.
Now you know.
And remember —- NO NEWS!!!
May, 2009
Sports Journalists’Association – Olympic blogs get go-ahead for Vancouver, May 15, 2009
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May 15th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
So they’ll have the Journalist Enforcement Division on duty, huh?
Good luck with this.
May 15th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
I saw this story yesterday, its the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen and I would ignore it.
You have some young people competing, making friends, and want to talk about their once in a lifetime opportunity. They say you can blog, we give you our corporate royal blessing, but you can’t talk about your new found friends, you can collaberate on your once in a life time opportunity with your peers, you can’t do this and can’t do that.
I hope some of these people run their own blog and tell the corporate rule makers to kiss off. If something comes of it it will make who look bad?
This is pure corporate manipulation and greed.
May 15th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Olympics and sports in general is all about money.
May 15th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
@M2
“This is pure corporate manipulation and greed.”
How can you say that?
You know it’s for your own good, in your best interests, for what all that’s right and Holy, and, and …..
Cheers!
May 15th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
This is as ridiculous as the stupid MukFuk mascot.
May 15th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
I’m totally going to register a blog and make two or three posts about the olympics just because. You don’t get to fuck over B.C. and then tell us what we’re going to do. It doesn’t work that way.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
You all should be protesting about the fucking winter games in that fucking country that it is right now killing baby seals with no mercy instead of posting stupid and nonsense coments about somthing where you are not even included.