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SBD/Issue 223/Olympics
Blog Hound: Bloggers Discuss Various Olympic Topics
Published August 8, 2008
Bloggers discuss various topics related to the Beijing Games.
| Hidden Unities Posted by: EB |
| " The USOC rewarded Cheek’s efforts yesterday by throwing him under the bus … [the USOC] displayed craven cowardice, failing to stand up for a member that gave his country a rare reason to cheer in 2006 and who has conducted himself with the best interests of America in mind ever since." |
| Just thinking out aloud Posted by: Arunk |
| " I wonder if it is pretty much the only reason US ‘needs’ the Olympics - just to show others how dominant they are. … The obsessive nature implied here manifests into the lamest TV Olympics TV coverage possible - mainly about US and more about US.” |
| Nadja1’s Weblog Posted by: nadja1 |
| “I am outraged that the Olympic Committee was so politicized and money- and business-hungry as to jeopardize the health of the world’s best athletes by awarding the games to |
| Estzer’s Blog Posted by: Estzer |
| "Watching the Olympics in the US is no fun, because the only thing you can watch is Americans winning… In some ways it’s much more interesting when you have a diversity of folks competing and this is portrayed clearly in the coverage. It gets boring fast when all you can hear is the |
| Obsidian Wings Posted by: hilzoy |
| "Somehow, I expect people to compromise on the symbolism of [setting] the Olympics in a country with serious human rights violations. … But to ask athletes whose only Olympic shot in four years is this one to compete in these conditions is obscene.” |
SportsMedia Challenge's Buzz Manager analyzed online discussion about four US cyclists having to apologize after wearing USOC issued "smog masks" upon their arrival in Beijing. Bloggers who felt the cyclists did not to apologize for wearing masks because they would "protect" them from the smog were tallied as positive, while bloggers who felt the apology was needed were declared negative. For more info on this topic, visit www.SportsBusinessDaily.com. See more info on this topic.
- The Buzz ranked 4 out of 10, a topic of a medium level of interest among sports bloggers.
- The positive commentary noted that the four athletes did not need to apologize for two main reasons, the first reason being that the masks were issued by the USOC and the athletes wore the masks to protect themselves from the smog. Many bloggers noted that the athletes have trained for years for these Games and should do anything possible to ensure that everything go well. The other reason noted is that many Chinese wear masks when in Beijing and this reason alone shows that the athletes should not apologize when Chinese citizens have even worn masks in the past.
- The negative responses stemmed from bloggers outside of the US who felt the athletes were disrespectful and should not have worn the masks because it seemed that they were "looking down" on Beijing.
- The neutral commentary consisted of reports that the athletes were asked by the USOC to apologize for wearing the masks.
