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Business Wire, August 5, 2008

Continuous, On-The Ground Reporting from Inside the Games and Around Beijing

WASHINGTON -- washingtonpost.com, an award-winning news and information Web site, today announces a special package providing continuous coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games and news from around Beijing. In-depth reporting from The Washington Post reporters, combined with blogs, multimedia and interactive elements offer a comprehensive experience of one of the year's most anticipated global events.

Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 package here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/olympics

A special series of blogs captures activities as they happen in and outside of the Games:

* Heavy Medal--The Washington Post staff live-blogs all the key events from Beijing. The blog will also feature a morning post recapping the news readers missed overnight.

* Beijing Sports Smog--Sports blogger Dan Steinberg takes his popular D.C. Sports Bog on the road, posting commentary and video about the scene and the competition in Beijing.

* Postmark Beijing--Asia Business Correspondent Ariana Cha will report on China as the Olympic host country, interviewing people on the ground and posting video and audio coverage.

* Playback: The Games on TV--Style section reporter Paul Farhi takes a critical look at Olympic television coverage.

* The Games, Framed--Post photographer Jonathan Newton captures the moments of victory and emotion throughout the Games.

Multimedia offerings include Olympic athlete interviews, commentary from people around Beijing, and special reports:

* Foreign Correspondents Ariana Cha, Maureen Fan and Jill Drew will hear what tourists and Chinese citizens have to say outside the events.

* World record distance swimmer Kate Ziegler, three-time gymnastic Olympian Dominique Dawes, Tae Kwon Do gold medalist Arlene Limas and American record-holder for the mile Alan Webb demonstrate exercises viewers can use in their own workouts.

* Profiles of top Olympians competing this year from around world

* Audio slideshows look at four challenges--pollution, media censorship, security and anticipated dissent--facing the Chinese government.

* Emmy award-winning video producer Travis Fox offers a preview of the Olympic event venues.

* Washington Post architecture critic Philip Kennicott explores the forests of new buildings springing up in every corner of Beijing.

* A daily multimedia news roundup from Beijing featuring audio interviews and narratives from Post reporters at the Games.

Interactive elements let readers get involved in the news:

* Live Discussions--In a series of live discussions readers can have their questions answered directly by reporters.

* Panels--PostGlobal poses questions for debate on China's role as the Olympic host.

* Twitter--Follow Dan Steinberg (Username: dcsportsbog) around Beijing.

* Searchable Photo Database--Users can easily search a vast array of photos by date, sport or country.

* Beijing Fan Photos--Users can submit their Olympic photos to be posted in a user generated photo gallery.

* Mobile--The Olympics package will be featured across all of washingtonpost.com's mobile platforms.

About washingtonpost.com

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