‘What’s on offer web-wise’
This is the official Olympic bid website, and it is easy find your way around it. It includes news, the bid plans, how to back the bid, well-known people’s opinions, things to buy, jobs, and downloads that are quick and easy to use. The site can also be viewed in French.
www.olympics.org.uk/olympicbid.asp
This is the Team GB website. It’s easy to navigate, as everything is contained within one page. It has attractive colouring, but no photos – which means it is sometimes dull to look at, but it downloads fast. The site includes the background to the bid, updates on the bid, the key benefits of the bid, and info about those who are backing it, including political types, councils, tourism outlets and businesses. It also has quotations from people who have backed the bid and links to press releases about the bid.
www.londontown.com/london/london_2012_olympicbid
This article provides something of a dummies’ guide to the bid. It includes links to the history of the Olympics, a timeline relating to the bid and how the bid will boost the East End. It is slightly slower than other sites, due to it imaginative use of imagery and photography.
www.culture.gov.uk/sport/london_olympic_bid_2012/default.htm
This site is from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and thus takes a more political approach. It also has faqs (frequently asked questions) about the bid and lots on Tessa Jowell – secretary of state for culture, media and sport. The site shows the benefits of the bid, the cost, how the bid was set up and what’s due to happen next.
www.thisislondon.com/news/olympicbid
This site analyses the effect of the bid on the East End, and provides detailed information on how to back the bid. Great photos – but the text articles are in no particular order, making it slightly difficult to keep with the flow of the site. And the numerous adverts on the site are distracting.
Carly Crittenden is a second-year journalism student at the University of East London. If you spot good Olympics-based websites, email CarlyCrittenden1984@Hotmail.com.
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