Given the Chinese government’s long history of surveilling, pressuring, and expelling foreign journalists, press groups and reporters are on high alert as the OlympicGames begin.
of the campaign against Muslim minorities—from survivors, witnesses, and satellites.) Browne went on to say that viewers will be subject to ”subtle propaganda and not-so-subtle power politics” throughout the Winter Games.
NBC has tried to prepare for the inevitable tension. “We are going to be focusing on telling the stories of Team USA and covering the competition. But the world, as we all know, is a really complicated place right now, and we understand that there are some difficult issues regarding the host nation,”while speaking at a presser last month. “Our coverage will provide perspective on China’s place in the world and the geopolitical context in which these Games are being held.
Some reporters from other outlets will be on the ground, including some of the 18 foreign journalists who, in the early months of the pandemic, were
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