washingtonpost.com Brings Readers Full 2008 Olympic Experience

Continuous, On-The Ground Reporting from Inside the Games and
Around Beijing
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
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.

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Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Maria Cereghino, 703-469-3176
maria.cereghino@wpni.com

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