Tweet
Record number of foreign journalists for Champs
Kayon Raynor
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
A record 40 international journalists have been accredited to cover this week's 99th edition of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Championships at the National Stadium from April 1-4.
Ed Barnes, the media consultant for meet organisers ISSA, said yesterday that journalists from Asia, Europe and North America will be attending the four-day meet, which displays the best of Jamaica's junior athletic programme.
"Yes there is a lot of international media," Barnes confirmed. "The IAAF is taking a team here which consists of representatives from Italy, Germany, Great Britain in their group and then you have some other people from Japan and number from the United States, including Sports Illustrated," the veteran Jamaican sports journalist added.
"Maybe 40 or a little over that will be the number (of foreign Journalists) that will be coming, but not from 40 media organisations," he explained.
"In former years we have had a few (foreign journalists), but this year has been the real big year and I suspect it has to do with the Olympic Games," Barnes noted.
Last summer Jamaica's athletes dominated the sprint events at the Beijing Olympics winning an unprecedented 11 medals - six gold, three silver and two bronze.
Barnes indicated that special plans are being co-ordinated to accommodate the international journalists, given the space constraints that exist in the grandstand, where the local media is usually located.
"It is not as difficult because most of the persons coming are on-field people, so they're housed downstairs where we are putting up another tent and the media reps will notify them of the results or anything else that they need," Barnes said.
Kayon Raynor
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
A record 40 international journalists have been accredited to cover this week's 99th edition of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Championships at the National Stadium from April 1-4.
Ed Barnes, the media consultant for meet organisers ISSA, said yesterday that journalists from Asia, Europe and North America will be attending the four-day meet, which displays the best of Jamaica's junior athletic programme.
"Yes there is a lot of international media," Barnes confirmed. "The IAAF is taking a team here which consists of representatives from Italy, Germany, Great Britain in their group and then you have some other people from Japan and number from the United States, including Sports Illustrated," the veteran Jamaican sports journalist added.
"Maybe 40 or a little over that will be the number (of foreign Journalists) that will be coming, but not from 40 media organisations," he explained.
"In former years we have had a few (foreign journalists), but this year has been the real big year and I suspect it has to do with the Olympic Games," Barnes noted.
Last summer Jamaica's athletes dominated the sprint events at the Beijing Olympics winning an unprecedented 11 medals - six gold, three silver and two bronze.
Barnes indicated that special plans are being co-ordinated to accommodate the international journalists, given the space constraints that exist in the grandstand, where the local media is usually located.
"It is not as difficult because most of the persons coming are on-field people, so they're housed downstairs where we are putting up another tent and the media reps will notify them of the results or anything else that they need," Barnes said.
Comment