For those who'll be filing stories from Beijing next month:  the Foreign Correspondents Club of China has created the Reporters' Guide to China during the run-up to the Olympics.  The document is based on input from experienced China-based journalists to help foreign media work more effectively and anticipate some of the challenges involved in reporting from China.

The publication includes summaries of the reporting environment in the country, as well as info about helpful resources including government contacts, local assistants in-country, travel tips while in China, and other tips for novitiates to the country.

The Foreign Correspondents Club of China represents the interests of the foreign news media in Beijing to the Chinese authorities and has working relations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Council, BOCOG, the Beijing municipal government, foreign governments and the IOC on various issues.

The NGO Human Rights Watch has also published a pocket guide for reporters planning to travel to China to cover the Olympics. It has been produced with the support of the Committee to Protect Journalists, and it gives advice to journalists on how to report in a largely closed country.  The handbook covers a number of key issues including risks and rights, safety tips, and details about Internet surveillance in China.