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China: On parachute reporting for the Olympics

Written byJohn Kennedy
Posted 4 August 2008 7:11 GMT

Last week tech blogger Thomas Crampton looked at the issues faced by foreign journalists “parachuting” into the Olympics, such as getting a scoop vs. getting a source in trouble. A post today from Adam at Shanghai Scrap almost makes you wonder if the latter is unavoidable.

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