Surname3 London Olympics 2012 Global media case studies Student`s Name Public Relations Professor`s Name September 27, 2015 Introduction GLOBAL MEDIA CASE STUDIES Olympia was where the Olympic Games started in nation of Greece in the year 776 BC. The calendar of Greek was based on Olympiad, in the period of 4 years between the games. However, these games were staged in Elis the wooded valley of Olympia. Therefore, Greeks here erected statues and moved on to build temples in a grove meant for Zeus, the supreme gods. The winners of these games were crowned with wreaths which were from a sacred tree (Olivia) which grew behind Zeus temple. Traditionally, the tree was planted by Hercules, the founder of the games. Those who won marched around the grove and were also accompanied by flute and admirer’s songs which were written by some very prominent poet. Nowadays, Olympic Games are named for purpose of athletic contests also held in ancient Greece in almost 12 centuries. The games were banned by in 394 AD, but revived back in 1896. Therefore, winter games were added in 1924. World War 1 and 2 made these games to be cancelled, but resume was made afterwards in 1948 and till now they are held after every 4 years. The modern Olympic Games founder was Baron Pierre de Coubertin who continued what was not done. Humans have interacted with each other from beginning of time thousands of years passed. These interactions brought religion, culture, arts, and language which were spread widely and also mixed as nations exchanged their products and ideas1 1Giddens, Anthony , “the Consequences of Modernity”. in Polity Press, 1991. The movement of people and goods not forgetting ideas has continued increasing and expanding significantly in all the passed centuries. Advanced technology, transport and communication made the rates of globalization exchange to increase. Therefore, this lead to international network of economic and social systems referred to as globalization2 In fact, on 20th century, spreading of globalization started to the countries in Africa and Asia. This happened during colonization in most of the nations in Australia, North America and Africa by Europeans. It may be funny as some of the scholars say that this process of globalization was exiting even before the beginning of a man. Therefore globalization made it easy for Olympic Games to be conducted and watched over the whole world in 2012. Media convergence is used typically in describing the kinds of changes in economic and technology which enhance the flow of media content on most of delivery technologies . Culture here is the one that describes the best ways on how to conduct media audience engagements which are making sense. If there was no technological culture on media, things may not be as they are today. Even Olympic Games would be having issues, but that one will never be there. Media convergence, culture and technology enhanced and gave the Olympic Games a chance to be condu ...