Voice of America was founded in 1942, is the United States government foreign radio and television stations. Daily in 53 languages, more than 1300 hours a week of broadcasting to all over the world, it is the most well-known to the public radio international. The voice of America in China also make known to every family, it 's English teaching program as the listening practice good teachers and helpful friends. The United States of America VOA reporters in Beijing Zhang Ming is a chinese-american. 20 years ago, is a reporter of Xinhua news agency he resolutely choose to fly to the other side of the ocean to meet new challenges. On the eve of the Beijing Olympic Games, Zhang Ming was sent to Beijing, facing the like a raging fire of Olympic preparations, as a native of Beijing, Zhang Ming felt at once.

The 53 Olympic Games

The United States of America VOA reporter according to a language family is divided into 53 departments, each department in the independent planning report 2008 plan, then there are 53 Olympic coverage. According to Zhang Ming, during the Olympic Games in Beijing will have 3 senior English Department reporters came to Beijing. They write elements, each sector can be translated into the respective language broadcast. Also, some departments will also send reporters came to Beijing, pay close attention to the respective languages players pre-season game scores, etc.. " Chinese Department would send reporters to Beijing. Now, Chinese TV Group has made some Olympic series reports, including interviews with the United States Colorado Olympic training center and the United States Olympic Committee officials. During the Olympic Games, all departments have their own special reports." Here, Zhang Ming is a detailed description of Chinese made various Olympic broadcasting. In the United States of America VOA headquarters, Chinese department is second only to the English Department of the second departments. " The Olympic Games is a big thing, the United States of America VOA headquarters for the Beijing Olympic Games very seriously, will put as much manpower, to report."

Full attention to Beijing

Because of the voice of America in Beijing only a resident journalist, so Zhang Ming should take into account all aspects of. In the interview, and the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Propaganda Department contact left a deep impression on him. " BOCOG staff are very friendly, people feel very welcome media. But some time ago also held a reporter recreational activities, this is very rare in other places." So for the Olympic related interview, Zhang Ming is not a bit worried.

So far, Zhang Ming's Olympic coverage involved in all aspects, in which the green Olympic Games content is he interested in. There are early promulgated" Beijing Olympic Games and the preparatory period of regulations on foreign journalists", and the United States of America VOA headquarters in Beijing reporters were reported, welcomed the" Regulations" come on stage. In the just-concluded Beijing Olympic countdown anniversary celebration, Zhang Ming in Tiananmen JALEO background for 5 minutes live connection, the first time to the United States of America VOA listeners depicts the moment of tens of thousands of people in Tiananmen square to celebrate the Olympic Games countdown to the first anniversary of the magnificent scenes. Now, Zhang Ming is planning a about the Olympic Games for Beijing's construction to bring about changes in the special report.

Overseas Chinese look forward to 2008

Zhang Ming said, in the United States when he often browses on the net domestic newspaper, found the Olympic atmosphere is very strong. This passion is also affected by the overseas Chinese in the United States of america. " I came to Beijing in the United States often can get friends phone, asked if I could help them. But now it seems the tickets of the Olympic Games is too hot, I can not. A lot of people are prepared to return to Beijing to see the Olympic Games in 2008." Zhang Ming's family next summer seven or eight months will come to Beijing, experience the excitement of the Olympic Games to Beijing. Not only is the Chinese heartbeat and action, many Native Americans want to come to Beijing. The United States is now popular" Chinese fever", according to Zhang Ming, size slightly larger number of schools have opened the Chinese class, not only for students, is also open to the public. While the American young people are very popular vacation to China to practice. In the United States," learn Chinese very advantages, I always adhere to let their children to speak Chinese at home. And we the children in the neighborhood that has practice in Beijing for several months.