08.08.08 - The day that some have waited their entire lifetime to witness is finally here. Today (in case you are reading this blog underneath a rock) marks the day that the Beijing Olympics begin. A day, that will ever be stamped in history as China's coming out party. A celebration of not just the Olympic Spirit, but of China itself. So I will be heading to store, to get ready for this party of Olympic proportions. I wonder if Egg Rolls wil be on the grocery list?

2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

As the 2008 Summer Olympics are set to kick off on 08.08.08 @ 8:08:00 PM I am preparing to use this medium to cover the Olympics. Although I will not be traveling to Beijing, I will be gathering all the information I can by reading other articles and watching the events unfold on my local television.


This is an exercise for me to see if I can approach a journalistic event and capture the 5W's. After doing the research for the last week and a half, this is my basic story line... Because this is an experiment, I will be posting everything I know about the journalistic process here. So... Here goes nothing.


For those experienced bloggers, please move on to the next blog, this is for beginners only. I have no training in this matter, I just think it would be a fun way to mark this historical event, for me, my friends and family. Thank you.

Storylines

Green Olympics (yen) / Pollution (yang)
Human rights / Communism
Communism / Corporate sponsorship
Millions of eyes / Censorship
East / West
Competition /Completion

Day / Night