Reporter Toolbox
To prepare for documenting your Olympic experience, here’s a reading list and handy resources.
Note: This toolbox will become a growing resource page – for additions, please submit info via contact form or ping @tnmh on Twitter):
Reporting resources
The Cans and Can’ts of Media During the Olympics on True North Media House
TNMH resources including IOC, VANOC, City of Vancouver and more
Independent Reporters Guide to 2010 on Rabble.ca
IOC’s Internet Guidelines for Written Press and other Non-Rights Holding Media (.pdf)
2010Vanfan’s Olympic Venue map
Vancouver wi-fi map (thanks Noah)
Vancouver host city “getting around”
Co-working spaces
For media makers needing a desk and/or equipment, physical work space is abundant – here are a few to investigate:
BOB co-working centre – Building Opportunities through Business program has a drop-in co-working space and is hosting some CODE activities
Network Hub – a entreptrenuraial co-working space renting desks by hour or month
W2’s Media Arts Centre (also hosting the Legal Observers program) – call for pricing details
BC International Media Centre – run by the provincial secretariat and hosting some accredited trad. and social media outlets
Beyond these resources are dozens of coffee shops, bars and studios from which to work – see wi-fi map.
Publishing outlets
Several Vancouver-centric media outlets are welcoming writers, photographers to publish content to their communities – inclusion in this list is not necessarily an endorsement, research to find a publishing home which best fits for your interests and work.
Vancouver Observer Olympics – Contribute
Rabble.ca – Interested in covering the 2010 Olympic Games? email: editor [@] rabble.ca
Now Public Olympics channel + photo pool
Orato – hiring online journalists
Media Co-Op /Dominion Olympics
Get your own free Wordpress blog
Bonus reading
Bob Mackin’s 2010 Gold Rush – reporter with full access and experience covering Olympic Games
Kris Krug “Doin’ it for the love – Reflection on the future” essay from Journalism that Matters conference
Vancouver blogger Miss 604’s Olympic coverage
@KK Vancouver 2010 Olympics Twitter list
“Social Media and the Olympics” panel video from Northern Voice
Vancouver 2010 Olympics Roundtable video
OlyBlog.com – Maurice Cardinal’s punditry
Vancouver Access 2010 2010 Olympic Games Free Attractions
Transportation
Translink (transit) {tip: text stop number to 33333}
Stay in Touch
Social search for “True North Media House” and/or “TNMH” content (RSS)
TNMH social bookmarks on Delicious
Public Mailing list group
Great list of resources for social coverage of Vancouver/Whistler 2010. Thank you for enhancing the role of social media during and beyond the games.
Mitch Baldwin
Co Founder
Social Media Club Vancouver
BOB or coworking@BOB is not really set up for drop in, the Network Hub or Koolhaus may be a better fit. Among our coworkers are some bloggers, so people besides BOB are blogging from 163 East Pender. Our main floor is a Cultural Olympiad art installation which is free to all. We do have a WiFi network still active down there and the staff have the password, so you’re welcome to use the bandwidth to update Flickr, YouTube, Facebook etc. but our normal coworking space is mostly dismantled, we have a couch, some chairs, and a bay window, so we have seating, just no desks.
Cheers,
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