mothboy88 Posted June 23, 2004 Posted June 23, 2004 I got the new National Geographic in the mail yesterday (July 2004 Edition) about the Olympic National Park. I haven't read the whole article yet but the author seemed pretty entranced. It opens up with some statment like the Olympics make for the best landscape in America or something like that. The photos of many familiar scenes were great. I have to admit that part of me wished that this kind of exposure didn't occur so we can try in vain to keep the Olympics a secret. Quote
Beck Posted June 23, 2004 Posted June 23, 2004 It was very laudatory and very surface. Didn't talk in depth about much of anything, I would consider it a "puff piece." Quote
mothboy88 Posted June 23, 2004 Author Posted June 23, 2004 I just read the article. I agree. I really find the text of National Geographic articles to be consistently uninspiring. There seems to be a cliched style that is a bit too vague and sterile. But, as is often said about other more scandalous magazines, I don't get it for the articles... Quote
randygoat Posted June 24, 2004 Posted June 24, 2004 I visited the Olympics a couple years ago, and have yet to find any photos or articles anywhere that can do any justice. The Geographic seams like they drop the ball alot on articles on spectacular areas, but maybe that's a good thing.Of course I'll have to get the issue just to check it out. Quote
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