Blogging the Brussels Way [Updated] | 39 comments (39 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Playing with our EU funds (4.00 / 2)

I´m really glad to see you are included Frank, and hope you will post your blog link here, or have I missed it?

EU funds + FT + BBC = Another waste of time and effort?

Even though the lack of organizational know-how is patent, this misfit PR scheme can still be put to use IF we get information! I´ll have to get used to the site because it looks more like another cheekbook dating, than a professional effort.

My unanswered questions were here:
http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2008/12/5/122551/395#12

Who are the extras and what´s their role?
How will the selected three promote themselves-in country? If we can read them, support them, comment and get others to participate, we may, just may, get some voter participation.
The pre-assumed definition of "blogger = young" continues to hinder, since they have the least experience, even in their journalism field and they may.... reach the same young and little else.
Will they blog in their national language?

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Sun Feb 1st, 2009 at 07:59:29 PM EST

Re: Playing with our EU funds (4.00 / 2)

If you mean the jury, there's a picture in this thread ;) Our role is to provide some support, start discussions and pick the winners. The rules for the competition were set in advance by the EJC, we do, I think, have some minor leeway in terms of the criteria we use.
It's up to each blogger to do self-promotion. I'll try to get some Dutch bloggers to take note and post occassionally on ET. If people on ET have hints related to specific countries, I'm happy to pass them along
Well, as Frank proves, the competitors are not only young ;) We've gotten an interesting mixture, overall, so I think that was mainly advertorial writing
The blog (now live! visit thinkaboutit.eu) is just in English. Every competitor can choose to maintain an outside blog in their native language (and link to that)