Eyeless on Campus: JOUR107.1001--Lab#7: The 2020 Tokyo International Olympics--UNIV OF NEVADA, RENO, SPRING 2020

Friday, March 13, 2020

JOUR107.1001--Lab#7: The 2020 Tokyo International Olympics--UNIV OF NEVADA, RENO, SPRING 2020

JOUR107.1001/James L’Angelle/University of Nevada, Reno/Prof B. Payne/13 March 2020

The 2020 Tokyo International Olympics

With all sorts of events shutting down due to the national emergency declared because of the virus pandemic, by summer, sports fans will be suffering from mild psychosis over the inalienable right of keeping athletic competition alive. Fortunately, Japanese officials have yet to follow suit. My choice for a story is as follows:

   A description of what your story is about, and the angles you are thinking about: The story will follow efforts underway to keep the Tokyo Olympics from being rescheduled or cancelled, using news sources and contacts. Hopefully, some direct interviews will also be possible.
     Explain how this story matters to your audience. Find at least one published story from a newspaper or magazine that is relevant to your story -- either about your subject, or that is similar to the type of story you want to write. Provide a complete citation (source/author/date/headline) for the story, along with a short explanation of how the story could help you develop your story idea: Sporting events are being delayed, suspended and shut down for the Spring with the possibility of the same happening for the Summer. It is vitally important to keep the Olympics up and running because of the status of the games. A recent update:

     “Japan's Olympics Minister Dismisses Trump's Suggestion That Summer Games Will Be Postponed,”   by Stephen Wade, Associated Press, March 13, 2020.
https://time.com/5802411/summer-olympics-no-postponement-japan-minister/

   Identify at least three people (names if you have them; if not, describe the types of people you are looking for) that you would like to interview for your story. The best source is always the origin, the US Olympic Committee. I will make an effort to contact the committee as well as some of the separate training venues and media personalities who will be covering the events to get independent takes on the status of the Olympics.

United States Olympic Committee website-- https://www.olympic.org/united-states-of-america

List three things you are going to do this week to begin reporting for your story.

Contact the US Olympic Committee.
Generate a schedule of pre-Olympic activities, on- and off-the field.
Create a list of those involved in planning and execution of the games.

Note to Prof: I am unsure if this is considered a news or feature story.

JOUR107.1001/James L’Angelle/University of Nevada, Reno/Prof B. Payne/13 March 2020

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RED FLAG
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Part and parcel to how it all unfolded had to do with certain ambiguous positions by the two nations coupled with the American public not totally informed of the agreement. The situation was quite different in Japan. (09 March 2025)

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BORDERLANDS
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