http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...me=beijing2008
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A deal between the International Olympic Committee and China will allow the communist country to block journalists from sensitive websites during the Beijing Games in August.
IOC press chief Kevan Gosper said Wednesday that the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) will impose "limitations on website access."
"I also now understand that some IOC officials negotiated with the Chinese that some sensitive sites would be blocked on the basis they were not considered Games related," he said.
On Monday, foreign journalists complained after being blocked out of Amnesty International's website. The organization had released a report on its website attacking China's human rights record.
"When Beijing was awarded the Games, China had committed to providing media with the same freedom to report on the Games as they enjoyed in previous Olympics," CTV's Beijing Bureau Chief Steve Chao reported Friday.
"Now it appears it's not going to happen."
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I wonder how filtered our media coverage from the games are going to be.