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In Emerson News

March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Straight from Emerson News, here’s the latest on the Beijing Olympics Program:
Thirty-five Emerson students selected to work at Beijing Olympics
03/27/08
Thirty-five Emerson students enrolled in International Sports Reporting are preparing to travel to Beijing this summer to be part of the official Olympic News Service (ONS). The students will work side-by-side with professional staff to cover [...]

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Tags: Beijing · Beijing Olympics Program · Emerson · International Sports Reporting · Olympic News Service

It’s official!!

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

After a competitive interview process to get into the program back in October and then a grueling test administered by BOCOG officials over two weeks ago, it is official:
I’m going to the Beijing Olympics this summer!!

It has been weeks of preparation, anticipation and suspense waiting for this announcement. After reading the email, [...]

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Tags: BOCOG · Beijing · Beijing Olympics Program · China · International Sports Reporting · Journalism · Mandarin · Olympic News Service · Olympics

The Suspense!

March 7th, 2008 · No Comments

One meeting lasted four hours to prepare for the Olympic News Service test which will determine whether or not I get to go to Beijing this summer. I’ll find out in a week if I passed or not…oh, the suspense!

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Tags: Beijing · Beijing Olympics Program · China · China Central Television · Olympic News Service · Olympics