Archive for July, 2010
Waltzing Matilda Interview
Three of our number (Raffaella, Tibo, Steve) were interviewed on our social media activities on behalf of the European Parliament by the Commission’s “Waltzing Matilda” blog. Read the interview here. This was in fact the second in a series of interviews with EU social media types; the first was with the estimable Antonia Mochan in [...]
Online editorial models #05 – The Huffington Post case
The Huffington Post, created in May 2005, is the new current star amongst online media. Forget about Slate, Salon and don’t event think about old media venturing into the digital era. HuffPo beats them all.
Chasing ideodiversity in a flat world
Taking a look at my desk here at DG Comm, I can see that not much has changed since my days as an editor on European desk at a press agency. My day usually started by leafing through The Financial Times, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Le Monde, the newspaper institutions that are more often than [...]
When Luther came to Brussels…
Citizens have a right to know. This is pure basics of a democratic system. Without knowing what is being and has been decided, and why, you cannot participate, nor can you try to hold decision-makers accountable.
The “official viral”
Like discovering that it’s FIFA employees who blow the vuvuzelas.
Petitioning the Parliament
MEPs dealt with 1,924 petitions from all over Europe in 2009. Although it’s an increase on 2008, they believe the system has room for improvement. Find out more.
A-Z: R for Roads
Thousands of Europeans die on the roads. How can we travel safely? How can we change drivers’ behaviour? Road safety must become a priority for the European Union. Watch EuroparlTV video .
Belgium takes over
Belgium has taken the helm of the EU rotating presidency. Time is of the essence to negotiate a deal on financial supervision before the summer break. … See more here.
We are the champions
MEPs are placing their bets on a European team winning the World Cup in South Africa, but will it be Germany, Spain or the Netherlands? Watch this video clip to find out more.
Some spice for the weekend
A certain team member, Tayebot, he of the highbrow articles on various editorial models, could not be accused of not having his finger on the throbbing pulse of the internet. Yesterday, he shared with us the current viral internet sensation – the latest Old Spice commercial featuring new über-hunk Isaiah Mustafa, which has gathered close [...]
Ideology over nationality
This report is being passed around Parliament at the moment, in what in other contexts might be called a “viral” way. It’s votewatch.eu‘s analysis of MEP voting patterns, and attempts some conclusions about the political character of the European Parliament one year in. It concludes that ideology beats nationality in EP votes.
Online editorial models #04: Meta-enabling journalism aka lol-journalism
Speaking lightly of serious things and seriously of light ones is not only a motto every educated French men is bound to follow – at least if he was raised by the same grand father I had – it’s also an editorial online model which prospers on Internet. To the extent that it could be [...]
Travelling is a right for everyone
Are you a person with a disability or reduced mobility, are you interested in travelling by air or would you like to receive assistance adapted to your needs? Find out more info in the video.
How to communicate in the European Parliament? Latvian experience
In a post by one of our occasional guest bloggers, we are delighted that Lasma, who works in communications in the Latvian Parliament and who has spent a month with us on a secondment scheme, has recorded some of her thoughts about the experience. She nails us on one important issue straight away! It’s been great having you here, Lasma, all the best for your work back in Latvia.
Communicating poverty
How can one communicate what poverty is like? That may sound like a trite question for those who experience it first hand. Perhaps we could emulate George Orwell and take to the kitchens, streets and mines in Paris and London and Wigan and experience grinding poverty first hand. I imagine it would be quite a [...]
Time for selFB-confidence
The FB page of the European Parliament rocks, and we shouldn’t be afraid to say it. As Florent wrote on his post, we’ve the broadest EU community and the biggest Parliament’s presence on Facebook in the world. I’m honoured to work at this project, and I want to invest myself to make it bigger, nicer, [...]
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