Yahoo Announces Editorial Plans for 2016 Summer Games
May 05 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Yahoo Global Experts to include Olympians Shawn
Johnson, Summer Sanders and Karina LeBlanc
Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) today announced its full global
editorial lineup for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro,
including Olympic gold medalists Shawn Johnson and Summer Sanders.
Yahoo will send more than 15 experts and writers to Rio, plus
another 15 video producers and crew to cover the Games from every
angle. Yahoo’s focus for the 2016 Summer Games will be to tell
compelling stories and produce instant reactions across all content
platforms.
“We will use our world-class reporting to seek out the
unscripted moments that make the Summer Olympics so riveting,” said
Bob Condor, Vice President, Yahoo Sports Media Group. “We’re poised
to offer our most comprehensive Olympics coverage ever with a
relentless emphasis on mobile-first content. We look forward to
Shawn (gymnastics) and Summer (swimming, host) along with Canadian
Olympian Karina LeBlanc (Yahoo Canada) providing insider commentary
on Yahoo’s global stage.”
Yahoo’s experts will create unique content for Yahoo’s global
audience leading into the Olympics and throughout the Summer Games.
Content from Yahoo’s talent will include video originals such as
Instant Reactions, Power Rankings, Yahoo Sports Rio 101 and the
Yahoo Sports Rio Minute, while Yahoo’s award-winning writers like
Dan Wetzel, Pat Forde, Eric Adelson and Jeff Passan will create
in-depth features to tell the untold stories of Olympians and how
medals were won or lost. Former Canadian national team and pro
soccer goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc will bring expert analysis to
Yahoo Canada and host “Bring Your Eh Game” podcasts throughout the
games. Finally, Yahoo’s Miami and Rio de Janeiro based production
teams will create three daily shows in Spanish and English, as well
as documentary-style video content capturing the lively and
colorful environment on the ground at the Games.
Yahoo’s Rio Olympics Editorial Team:
- Shawn Johnson - Gymnastics Expert
- Summer Sanders - Swimming Expert
- Karina LeBlanc (Yahoo Canada) - General
Assignment Writer
- Dan Wetzel - Lead Columnist
- Pat Forde - Swimming and Track &
Field Columnist
- Jeff Passan - Track & Field
Columnist, Features Reporter
- Eric Adelson - Gymnastics Writer and
General Assignment Reporter
- Greg Wyshynski - General Assignment
Blogger and Video Commentator
- Kevin Iole - Boxing and Wrestling
Writer
- Michael Lee - Basketball Writer
- Jeff Eisenberg - General Assignment
Writer
- Ryan Bailey - Soccer Expert
Yahoo Summer Games coverage can be found across platforms from
its custom destination page featuring medal counts and on the Yahoo
Sports app. Yahoo will also translate its coverage into a variety
of languages to reach its over one billion unique users worldwide.
Yahoo’s editorial staff will work around the clock to make sure
fans across the globe won’t miss any piece of the action or unique
story whether they’re cheering for the U.S., Brazil, Great Britain,
Spain, Canada, etc.
About Yahoo
Yahoo is a guide focused on informing, connecting, and
entertaining our users. By creating highly personalized experiences
for our users, we keep people connected to what matters most to
them, across devices and around the world. In turn, we create value
for advertisers by connecting them with the audiences that build
their businesses. Yahoo is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California,
and has offices located throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific
(APAC) and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. For
more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.net) or the
Company’s blog (yahoo.tumblr.com).
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Yahoo! Inc.Sean Hamel, 212-381-6877shamel@yahoo-inc.com
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