BC-OLY-Beijing Olympics Coverage Advisory
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Here are AP’s coverage plans for Wednesday. All times are Eastern.
UPCOMING ENTERPRISE:
TIBET AND THE OLYMPICS: Fourteen years ago, when China hosted its first Olympics, foreigners filmed deadly clashes between Tibetans and security forces. News of the violence ricocheted online, fueling protests, hunger strikes and self-immolations in Tibetan areas of Sichuan Providence, and in the Tibet Autonomous Region itself. Today, another Olympics is here. And — politically, at least — Tibet has fallen silent. By Dake Kang and Sam McNeil. UPCOMING: 1,700 words by 12 a.m., photos, video.
UPCOMING EVENTS COVERAGE:
OLY--SKI-MEN'S SLALOM — The slalom is the last individual men’s race of the Alpine skiing schedule at the Beijing Olympics. First run scheduled to start at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday; second run scheduled to start at 12:45 a.m.. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.
OLY--HKW-SWITZERLAND-FINLAND-BRONZE MEDAL — Finland faces Switzerland for the Olympic women’s hockey bronze medal at the Beijing Winter Games on Wednesday. Finland is a three-time bronze medal-winner, while the Swiss won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Games. By Hockey Writer John Wawrow. Game starts at 6:30 a.m.
— The AP