2009-08-13
Deutsche Welle Blog Awards at re:publica 2010
The BOBs start on Dec. 7
Bloggers from around the world have been waiting for the sixth annual Deutsche Welle Blog Awards to begin, but the waiting will have to continue for just a little bit longer.
The contest's start has been switched from its usual date in late August to Dec. 7. That's when anyone and everyone will be able to suggest their favorite blogs, podcasts and videoblogs for the competition.
To promote communication among bloggers and among the globe's many blogospheres, all the winners of the world's most international blog award will be announced next year at the re:publica'10 blog and social media conference on April 15 in Berlin.
The re:publica'10 conference focuses on blogs, social media and digital society and is holding its fourth annual meeting in the German capital from April 14-16. Last year over 1,600 people attended Germany's largest internet conference.
In 2009, the BOBs were delighted to be able to invite all the contest's winners to an international award ceremony at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum. In order to continue promoting the exchange of ideas among bloggers and other media professionals, we've decided to do the same in 2010.The ceremony will take place in June in Bonn, Germany. We look forward to seeing you there!
2009-04-23
The BOBs take the Stage at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum
Bloggers join in the discussion
BOBs Awards Ceremony and Panel "Citizen Journalism & Freedom of Speech" to take place at the second annual Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn, June 3-5.
This year's motto is: Conflict prevention in the multimedia age. The second Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum will primarily highlight the rapid technological development in the world of media and debate the ensuing questions related to modified usage. The conference will examine the future of content delivery, especially topics pertaining to peace and security. More than 50 panels and workshops have been lined up so far.
One panel, called "Citizen Journalism & Freedom of Speech", will be held by past winners of the BOBs. Learn more about the panel here.
An Awards Ceremony for the winners of the BOBs 2008 will also take place at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum on June 4. Most of the winners will be flying in from all corners of the world to come and accept their prize. We cannot wait to meet these amazing bloggers.
And be sure to check out an overview of all the topics to be discussed.
High-profile speakers include Howard Rheingold from Stanford University, as well as the multimedia producer, author and journalist Brian Storm and African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra.
You can register online on the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum website.
2008-11-28
The 2008 BOBs Winners Have Been Decided!
Generación Y Wins Best Blog of 2008
The jury for the Deutsche Welle International Weblog Awards -- The BOBs -- has announced the winners in all 16 of the competition's categories.
Of the 11 finalists in the Best Blog category, Generación Y, a Cuban blog written by Yoani Sanchez, claimed the Jury Prize for Best Blog.
The jury said that Sanchez gives voice to an entire generation of Cubans and provides the world with a window into Cuba through her clear and poetic writing.
In addition to a slew of other obstacles in her way, Sanchez can't even post her own entries to the blog. Instead she is forced to e-mail them to friends outside of Cuba in order for her words to go online. Despite the challenges she has to overcome, she's managed to keep in contact with her readers and create a huge international community around her work.
For the Reporters Without Borders award, the jury decided to honor two blogs. One went to Zeng Jinyan, the wife of an imprisoned Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia, and 4equality, a Persian blog that fights for women's rights in Iran.
Placed under house arrest, Zeng Jinyan's blog describes life under constant surveillance by the Chinese authorities. The Persian blog 4equality is working to gather one million signatures on a petition for increased women's rights in Iran.
Here are all the Jury Prize winners for the BOBs 2008.
Congratulations to the winners and to all the blogs who were nominated. And thanks also to all of you who participated in the online voting, making this year's BOBs the most successful ever!
Cheers,
The BOBs Team
2008-11-27
Live Blog and Video on Demand
2009-08-04
The Berlin Award Ceremony
The winners of the fifth International Blog Awards were announced as part of a public ceremony led by television moderator Stefanie Suren and blog expert Andreas Schepers at the Berlin Museum for Communication.
Held by Congolese blogger Cédric Kalonji, the keynote speech dealt with how bloggers can help the African continent. Kalonji described have decades of dictatorship in Congo suppressed freedom of expression to the extent that he was motivated to blog in order to share his daily experiences and freely express his opinions. Kalonji, who won the 2007 Jury Award in the Best French Weblog category, said blogs' most important role was to build bridges: between Africa and the world as well as among all African countries.
For the first time, the award ceremony was broadcast live and live blogged by Peter Bihr (www.thewavingcat.com and www.blogpiloten.de).
The Public Also Decided
Over 120,000 people cast ballots over the last four weeks in the BOBs' online voting to choose their favorites from among the 11 finalists in each of the 16 categories.
The public's Best Weblog Award went to the Chinese blog Science Guru. The rest of the Public's Choice winners can be seen here Results Page.
From among all the registered online voting participants, one person, chosen at random, will receive a HTC Touch Dual. The winner will be notified by e-mail.
The BOBs would like to thank all the people, including users, jury members, partners and sponsors, who lent their support to this year's competition.
2008-11-27
Online Voting Has Ended
The Winners Have Been Decided
Over 100,000 votes were casting during the BOBs.
Our congratulations go out to each of them.
Jury Prize Winner Announcement in Berlin
The winners of the Jury Prizes will be announced at a public award ceremony in Berlin on Nov. 27 at the Museum for Communication. Admission is free. The BOBs' international jury of bloggers and media experts will present all the winners.
Live Blog and Live Stream
For the first time, the award ceremony will be broadcast live for everyone who can't make it to Berlin. Peter Bihr will also be live blogging the event (www.thewavingcat.com and www.blogpiloten.de).
The live stream was generously made possible with the support of Sevenload.
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin and on the Net.
2008-10-27
Online Voting Lottery
Welcome to the final stage of the BOBs - Let's vote!
From among all the participants in the online voting, one lucky person, selected at random, will receive a smart phone with HSDPA and QWERTZ keyboard. Good luck!
2009-08-04
Welome to the final stage of the BOBs - Let's vote!
Online voting runs until November 26
Over 8,500 blogs, videoblogs and podcasts were nominated in 16 categories for the BOBs this year - a new record for the BOBs. We would like to thank all of our users who participated.
Those long lists have been narrowed down by our jury members to the top eleven and now it's your turn to take part.
The People's Choice Awards
All 176 finalists are are ready and waiting for your vote. The nominees in the five mixed-languages categories have an English description.
To vote, just click on the "Cast Your Vote!" tab above.
The Jury Winners
The International Jury will meet on November 26 to decide the winners of the jury awards in each category. The Deutsche Welle will take place on November 27 at 20:00 at a public event at the Museum for Communication in Berlin. The Keynote at the event will be given by Cédric Kalonji, winner of the "Best Weblog French" award last year.
Get voting!
2008-10-07
The BOBs Support:
Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. The aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. This year's topic: Poverty.
Deutsche Welle and The BOBs are proud to be a sponsor and a participant in this important event.
