Trouble Abroad II: Journalists, Tibet & The Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has decided on a press strategy to deal with Western publications’ tricky questions about unrest in Tibet and the 2008 games — a “see no evil, hear no evil” approach to the Chinese government’s heavy-handed reactions.

Reporters sans Frontieres obtained an internal PR memo from the IOC on how to deal with press questions regarding Tibetan unrest and questions regarding Darfur and Xinjiang province:

“The memo, written by the IOC’s public relations department, rules out any direct IOC involvement in resolving the Tibet crisis, even if it recommends that members express their concern.

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