You Witness

I found something that has much to do with the assignments in our class. The Olympic games are coming up and the biggest attention has been about the protests. There is a photo slide show on Reuters.com highlighting events regarding the protest. The first photo is of supporters of China, which serves as a good opening scene. The photographer had my attention because usual coverage has been catered to the protestors. I have not seen much media coverage on supporters for China. I like the next photo showing how chaotic the London area was when the torch passed through. Another photo has a pro-Tibet protestor and a London cop. The London cop is looking down over the protester as if something is wrong with that person. I just like it for his expression as he looks at the protestor yelling. I would have had an annoyed expression on my face too if someone was basically yelling in my ear. There are always people during a protest that get out of hand. This photo shows a protester pinned down to the ground and three cops in the process of arresting him. The slideshow would not be complete without a shot of someone being arrested. I like the website overall because Reuters invites people to submit footage of important events around the world. The section where this slideshow was found on the site is called you witness. Eventhough the pictures were submitted by basically a citizen journalist, the photos were good quality. Eventhough this is not discussing a specific sports event, I believe this post does discuss the real life surrounding the Olympics and their sporting events.