Olympic Torch SF

Olympic Torch SF is an innovative experiment in creating an interactive news venue online and can be found at http://olympictorchsf.com. This year, the Olympic games will be held in China; the only North American stop on the Olympic torch relay will take place in San Francisco on April 9. The games have generated controversy surrounding China’s human rights record, and protests have already ignited along the torch’s journey to Beijing.

We are dedicated to reporting on the events and controversies leading up to and beyond the SF relay. The site will feature live video streams from the run, the protests and will also feature photos and text updates from the community. Additionally, on April 9, at 1:30pm, a special live one-hour presentation of D7TV’s internet news program, Story Today(www.storytoday.com), will feature background stories, streaming footage from the streets, along with Skype call-ins from the route and from those at home.

On Wednesday, Olympic Torch SF will be operating at least 2 live feeds from Noon on, and a very special episode of Story Today will premiere at 1:30PM.

For ongoing text-based coverage, please follow the SFTorch twitter account. You can subscribe to SMS updates by sending a text message to 40404 with the message “follow sftorch.” Alternatively, you can also follow the SFTorch feed by visiting http://twitter.com/sftorch - If you have any updates on the Olympic Torch or the related protests please feel free to send us the information by typing “@sftorch ” followed by your message using either SMS or the twitter web interface.

For more information, or if you have any questions about the Olympic Torch SF Project please contact Josh Wolf 415.794.2401 or Rosalyn Fay at 510-325-8062, or email at info@olympictorchsf.com.