Journalists’ group ‘dismayed’ by treatment at Beijing Winter Olympics

Foreign Correspondents' Club of China says reporters tailed and manhandled by security despite assurances from Games officials

Reporting conditions for journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics fell short of international standards despite assurances from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCCC) of China has said.

The club said it was dismayed" that at a time when global attention was trained on China more than ever the government and Olympic officials still failed to uphold their own rules on accredited foreign media. Instead government interference occurred regularly during the Games", both inside and outside venues, when journalists tried to interview athletes and local residents.