The observation that the Olympic Games are about much more than sport is a truism, yet one
well worth reviewing as we anticipate the display scheduled for Beijing in the summer of …

It is a characteristic of Olympics broadcasts throughout the world that national distribution
systems have a major impact on how narratives are communicated and received. Much of …

The unprecedented media coverage of the Beijing Olympics? China's global" coming out
party"? warrants consideration of who and what were on display. In stagingthe Games, the …

" A major contribution to the study of global events in times of global media. Owning the
Olympics tests the possibilities and limits of the concept of'media events' by analyzing the …

The Olympics are as much about stories—many of them political—as they are about sports.
The ancient Games famously included an imperative to warring city-states to cease …

The Beijing Olympics were about more than just sporting competition. They were about
China and its role on the international stage. The Games were explicitly recognized for their …

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing were carefully scripted to signal the
emergence of a modern China on the global scene, with multiple levels reflecting the …

The success of a media event relies on communication technology as a means of
connecting the audience to a live event. For, as Dayan and Katz write:“the power of these …

For over a century, the Olympic Games have stood at the apex of what is now a global
sportsworld, marking the world sports calendar in a quadrennial rhythm. They summon the …

After theCommunistvictory in1949, thePeople's Republic ofChina was excluded from
mostworldorganisations. ChinawithdrewfromtheInternationalOlympic… 1958 in protest over …