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M e d i a G u i d eThe Media Guide had a format of 100 x 170 mm, and wasissued as follows: 6 500 in English, 2 500 in Norwegian and800 in French. The guide consisted of 300 pages and includedbus schedules. The Media Guide was meant to be an aid forthe Norwegian and foreign press during the Games andcontained all relevant practical information. The goal was toproduce a simple but informative publication. LOOC hired aproject manager and a text writer, as well as proofreaders forthe English and French versions. The production was in itsentirety contracted to an external production company. TheMedia Guide had a budget of NOK 1.7 million.The Media Guide had the following main chapters0. Introduction1. Olympic Region2. The Olympic Sports Programme3. Arena Press Centres4. Main Press Centre (MPC)5. International Broadcasting Centre (IBC)6. Media Villages7. Telecommunications8. Key information9. Media transportThe media guide was delivered on 7 February and wasavailable at the Main Accreditation Centre and service desks atthe MPC and IBC.R e s u l t s b o o kThe work with a results book began in August and September1993. LOOC’s Design Section started working on the designof the book. The department for results systems was givenresponsibility for collecting all official results on diskette asthe basis for the book. The results book was delivered 21March 1994 and distribution began immediately afterwards.A special project group was organised consisting ofparticipants from the following sections: Publishing,Information, Design, Computer/Results and Sport. Projectmanagers were assigned to the project from the Sport andPublishing sections. The Sport Section’s representative had avery demanding job of proofreading the content contained onthe lists. The 396-page book was published in 4 000 copies.Number of publications and copiesCopies Date of issue TitleNewspaper distributed in the Olympic Region85 000..............Jan 90................Olympic Report 1/90........(Norw.)15 000..............Mar 90...............Olympic Report 2/9048 000..............Jun 90................Olympic Report 3/9051 000..............Sep 90................Olympic Report 4/90100 000............Oct 90................Olympic Report 5/9051 000..............Dec 90...............Olympic Report 6/9050 000..............Jan 91................Olympic Report 1/9150 000..............Mar 91...............Olympic Report 2/9150 000..............Jun 91................Olympic Report 3/9150 000..............Sep 91................Olympic Report 4/9150 000..............Oct 91................Olympic Report 5/9150 000 .............Dec 91...............Olympic Report 6/91