Guest blogger
Closer than we might think
I have always been passionate about the EU, but somehow it has always managed to keep its distance from me. I have tried to move closer to it for a long time and now I finally came to this place they call the heart of the EU, Brussels, but it feels like there is [...]
The Buzek Phenomenon
As I watched the presidential election today, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. I knew this was coming, but it is hard to realise that Jerzy Buzek won't be the President of the European Parliament anymore. You may think this is silly, but even though I don't know Jerzy Buzek personally I grew [...]
Who’s afraid of social media?
Ancuta has been with us here in WebCom for a month on a study visit. She says she’s learning from us, but we all know that, not long from now, we will be learning from her… Sadly, today is her last day before returning to serious study in Denmark. It’s been great for all of us to have her around, and she leaves us, appropriately, with a blog post on social media.
Today is D-Day
Having heard about life after the end of a traineeship (last post by Andreea), here’s the story of the other end of the process: Caroline’s first day.
How far is Europe from Brussels?
Andreea was in the first 2011 contingent of WebCom trainees. All good things come to an end, so they say, and she has now returned to her native Romania. But that doesn’t mean that our all-time keenest trainee-blogger could not come back for one more post-stage post. Over to you, Andreea.
Love your geeks, love me
“Love your geeks!” So we have been told. We could not do what we do without them. We could not progress without them. It is they, not us, who come up with the ideas which take the internet forwards. But should this love for our geeks extend to letting them loose on the blog? Read on, if you dare.
Two days in Strasbourg for the award of the Sakharov Prize
End of last year, three fans of the European Parliament on Facebook came to Strasbourg to attend the award of the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought. They were chosen by draw among almost 2.000 people who registered to an event on Facebook. Iurii, 22-years old, Ukrainian, and Elodie, 24, French, tell us about their 2-days experience in the European Parliament.
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.
I don’t believe in those e-things (or do I?)
Borderline heresy from our current trainee Davide from Italy. Maybe after hanging out with a bunch of hard-core internet obsessives such as us for a while, he’ll come round…
Friends and business: 5 tips How to do it easier
Overloaded by working tasks? Do not know how and especially WHEN to meet your friends, business partners or even, for the single ones, the love of your life? In this “guest blogger” piece, Ivana, one of our trainees, has a quick look at a few tips on how to meet up effectively.
10 things (and more) we learned doing this traineeship
Indre and Lelde worked with us for the last six months. In the form of a fine-tuned parody of our beloved synopses, they sent us a last message today to tell us what they really learnt during their traineeship. We decided to share, because this is just how we are.
Hearing Silence?
Discussing Hearings online: a way to break the Silence? Discussing face to face? The idea was to write a blog about the “backstage” of the hearings: what are visitors’ impressions about this event, what they think about organization…So I took a Dictaphone and went to Parliament’s JAN building to ask visitors to share their impressions. [...]
2009 in one picture
Fred is our talented designer and a welcome Guest blogger. Before leaving the office, he sent us his own personal view of 2009. We couldn’t resist publishing it. So: this what 2009 looked like in the eyes of our beloved designer.
« Traviata » on the web: democratization of « high culture »?
There are two hours left before going out. Enough to be prepared to go to the opera. The magical atmosphere begins well before the first chords of the orchestra. Buying tickets one month before the performance, preparation, people well dressed, building itself, scenography and so on make opera a special moment. And if this lyrical [...]
Stand up for stand-up meeting
Every Friday we have an editorial meeting. That is usually at 11:30 in the morning. The meeting is about to gather the unit and talk about next week schedule for la une. The 2-3 last Fridays have been really great because almost everyone has attended the meeting. People are everywhere, some are sitting on the [...]
The “new” old generation
Bare facts are always the best way to prove you are right. And the fact is that – since I have my internet connection - I am off the list of daily newspaper subscribers. To be precise – no subscription papers or magazines arrive in my mailbox. But I am still a subscriber of the same [...]
Different meanings for different media
The different supports – press, radio, TV, internet have different uses and meanings according to different temporal and spatial contexts. Is it the same effect when we read an article in a newspaper, when we hear a radio programme about it, when we watch a television programme or we read a blog in the internet? We can [...]
“Casus Belli”
We asked our three trainees (Lady, Lelde and Indre) to tell us a bit about their relationship with the medias. After all, they belong to the e-generation and could maybe teach us a thing or two about contemporary media. Well, guess what? Lady choose to talk about her family instead…
All bags off!
I am Latvian. Latvians love to call themselves great singers. It is true, but unfortunately I am a bad singer. We have beautiful nature, it is also true. We have great minds and we are the best ice hockey fans, there is no doubt. I’ve heard Estonians say – if it is raining, then God [...]
Don’t forget you are a tourist!
New season, new trainees. Meet Indre, from Lithuania, and her consideration about the fleeting beauty of being a tourist.
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