China: Olympics Main Press Center opens in Beijing
Posted by Liam Berkowitz on July 9, 2008 at 12:27 PM
The largest media center in Olympics history was formally opened yesterday in Beijing.
The Main Press Center (MPC), accessible to media with official accreditation, holds 971 workstations, a majority of which are "equipped with electrical and network interface features to provide media crews with optimal communication capabilities."
The MPC also boasts a bank, post office and pharmacy, among other amenities.
Click here to view a slideshow of images from the MPC.
A workstation in the newly established Main Press Center.
Source: Guardian - Greenslade
The Main Press Center (MPC), accessible to media with official accreditation, holds 971 workstations, a majority of which are "equipped with electrical and network interface features to provide media crews with optimal communication capabilities."
The MPC also boasts a bank, post office and pharmacy, among other amenities.
Click here to view a slideshow of images from the MPC.
A workstation in the newly established Main Press Center.
Source: Guardian - Greenslade
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, accessible to media with official accreditation, holds 971 workstations, a majority of which are "equipped with electrical and network interface features to provide media crews with optimal communication capabilities." <br /><br />The MPC also boasts a bank, post office and pharmacy, among other amenities.<br /><br /><div align="center"><form contenteditable="false" mt:asset-id="628" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.editorsweblog.org/Picture%206.png"><img alt="Picture 6.png" src="http://www.editorsweblog.org/Picture%206-thumb-300x210.png" class="mt-image-none" style="" height="210" width="300" /></a></form></div><br /><br /><font style="font-size: 0.8em;"><br /></font>Click <a href="http://photo.beijing2008.cn/en">here</a> to view a slideshow of images from the MPC.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><font style="font-size: 1.25em;"><br /></font><font style="font-size: 1em;"><br /></font><font style="font-size: 1em;"><br /><br /><i>A workstation in the newly established Main Press Center.</i></font><br /><br /><br />Source: <a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/greenslade/2008/07/china_opens_the_olympic_media.html">Guardian</a> - <b>Greenslade</b><br /><br /> <div><br /></div>&title=China: Olympics <b>Main Press Center</b> opens in Beijing){kind=link}
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