How CBC News will cover the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing

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CBC News teams are on the ground in Beijing, ready to bring you the stories that will define these Olympics. If past events are any indication, our journalists will report on triumph, loss, inspiration, dedication and nationhood, not to mention speed and achievement on both ice and snow, and all of that alongside any controversy that so often accompanies the world's largest, most-watched amateur sporting event.  

No doubt the Games will be an exciting and welcome diversion for Canadians grown weary after two years of living with COVID-19.

But these Games are different. Our news team cannot move about as freely as they have at other Olympics. They can't seek out stories outside of the Olympic bubble. And their efforts to gather information will be monitored and possibly compromised. 

We are sending a team of Canadian reporters to work alongside our colleagues at CBC Sports, but for the next three weeks, all of our staff will work under China's rules. 

Here is our promise to Canadians: CBC News will be relentlessly transparent, accurate and detailed in our reporting. 

We will tell Canadians exactly what we see. We will also report on what we can't access and we will tell you why. We will be open-minded and fair in our reporting, aiming to capture a range of experiences and emotions from athletes, their families and the host nation. But without a doubt it will be more challenging than ever for our teams to find the real story behind the Olympic glare. We promise to do our best to deliver trusted journalism, regardless of the restrictions. 

We don't intend to make ourselves the story, but we also want to