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FROM THE PUBLISHER, Page 8
As athletes from 64 nations gather in Albertville, France,
next week for the 16th Winter Olympics, TIME's staff will begin a
transatlantic, marathon effort to cover the Games. This week's
special 15-page preview, coordinated by Jose M. Ferrer III,
assistant managing editor of TIME's International editions, will
be the first of four special sections on the competition.
"There's a magical quality to the Winter Games, a sense that
they retain the original Olympic ideal," says Ferrer. "Our job
will be to portray the human stories behind the global Games."
Joe has always shown a gift for finding the personal angle
of a news story. (And, incidentally, he is not related to the
recently deceased actor Jose Ferrer, but it's a question he's
got used to over the years.) Since joining TIME in 1963, he has
written and edited in all sections of the magazine, first
turning his hand to the Olympics in 1984. Along the way, he has
also earned a reputation for being a tireless teacher of young
writers -- and a tireless everything else, for that matter. It
is a rare closing night that does not find Joe at his computer
terminal, mulling over some late-breaking story, raising
questions, smoothing transitions, apparently impervious to the
late hour. That iron-man constitution should serve him well as
the leader of TIME's Olympic team. Joining Ferrer for the task
is senior editor Stephen Koepp, a ski enthusiast on a break from
his duties in the Business section.
This past weekend, as reporter Lawrence Mondi helped
organize coverage at home, deputy chief of correspondents Paul
A. Witteman and special-projects associate picture editor
MaryAnne Golon set up shop in Albertville. Witteman will be
heading our on-site reporting team, while Golon will sift
through 7,000 photos daily to send the best back to designer
Jane Frey. Just before departure, most of our team gathered in
New York City's Central Park for a last-minute workout. "It's
not exactly top-level luge, but my only other winter activity
-- snowball fights -- is not yet recognized as an Olympic
sport," laughs Ferrer.
-- Elizabeth P. Valk