The restrictive corona measures at the Olympics will be a test of the understanding of sports journalism at the IOC. How great is the freedom of movement, what are the requirements and what does that do with reporting?
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Thomas Hahn
The calm of the pandemic lies above the wide square in front of the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center in the Ariake district. Hardly anyone there, but the pulse of the Olympic Games will be beating here from next week. Large blue signs on the distinctive pyramid portal of the exhibition grounds mark the halls behind wire fences and guarded entrances as an international broadcasting center and main press center. But there is already something going on inside. A man in a black mask has just come home from work. His t-shirt identifies him as an employee of the Olympic Broadcasting Service, a company of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that produces images.