Tony Blair and Chairman of London 2012, Sebastian Coe, have promised that the Olympics in London will be the most environmentally friendly and sustainable yet.
Category: Themes
These are our priority topics / themes, including arts, ceremonies, politics, media etc
Culture is the angle to everything, so I do not highlight it as a ‘theme’ – instead, what we mean is stories that are about the arts or about arts festivals / the cultural olympiad
I may include the Cultural Olympiad as a theme / topic eventually, to differentiate from ceremonies, torch relay or other
Andy may want to add ‘athletes’ / technology / esports if this is something you will focus about
please keep in mind the overarching rationale to name themes
Interviewing cultural players
Beatriz interviews Georgia Iliopoulou at the Hellenic Culture Organisation. Pleasant meeting, though brief. The interview is useful to get a first understanding of the structure
Olympic cultural programmes
We are particularly impressed with the cultural preparations. Since the first day we wandered around Athens, 4th of August, the final touches to an extensive