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Online editorial models #02 – Link journalism
Do you remember the first link you published on Internet? It may well have been by using Frontpage or Dreamweaver. Or a text editor in which you were coding in html – those were the days you were wild and crazy. It should come as no surprise that this very simple act – posting a [...]
Why I think social media are on the right way in the European Parliament
It’s always interesting to see who’s convinced by the use of social media for institutional communication purposes. We had a seminar with our whole directorate at the beginning of the week and it was very telling – not only because of what we said, but also because of the structure and organisation of it.
Online editorial models #1: Ours
In a small bunch of posts, I’d like to explore and share my thoughts about the current online editorial models and what they could bring to the European Parliament online editorial strategy. Yep, that will be a hazardous process in progress, with no real structure and random assertions. That’s what blogging is about, after all? [...]
The second creation
Up to now, there was only one Creation. From now on there are two
How to solve problems (if you have them)
No need to do the course! Anete tells us here how to solve all our problems. And be creative into the bargain. It’s all about hats, apparently…
A “big f*#king deal” in Brussels
It’s not often that the really big beasts of US politics pitch up in the European Parliament, but when they do, it’s a big deal. One US President has addressed the Parliament. That was Ronald Reagan in 1985. A far more recent visitor was the current Secretary of State, former First Lady and once heir apparent to the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton, who came to Parliament for a “town-hall” meeting with young Europeans. So there was the usual excitement this week when US Vice-President Joe Biden came to the European Parliament.
If you throw out SWIFT, why not ban Facebook?
As Facebook’s growth continues apace, more and more attention is inevitably being paid to the issue of privacy for its users. Marko digs into how the online privacy practices of US companies are regulated in the EU market, takes a look at the criticisms voiced by many and asks if a European regulatory backlash is in the offing.
It’s the iPad, stupid!
Now that the device is on sale, the dust has settled a bit and only Europeans (and the rest of the non-US world) are still kept on their toes until beginning of May (when the iPad will be available in stores outside the USA), I’d like to share quick thoughts about what was going on [...]
The 7% moment
One of the benefits of western capitalism is the high degree of personal freedom it affords us, they say. People have choice they say. They can do this, that or the other without fear of censure (well, more or less) and go here or there at will. It is actually true – to a certain [...]
The R-word
We know we need to talk about it, but who dares to pronounce it, the R-word? In the era of political correctness, no hot potato is a potato. Euphemisms encroach. We change candy wrappings, we are ready to give up school plays and customs not to offend. But how relevant are these gestures if we don’t talk about the real problem.
Young, dynamic, creative? It’s time to join!
The rumours were louder and louder in the last weeks… And now it’s official. The new competition to enter the European institutions has been launched this week. I was in this situation about two years ago, I know how it is, how people feel… Let’s hope the competition will reach its aims: recruiting specialists and opening its door to people from all over Europe.
Sponsoring the World Cup? Nah, put Messi on YouTube
Online videos are part of everyone’s advertising strategies now, of course, but some, like Pepsi, are going for it big time. Luckily, it’s not all about the big fish. The minnows, and even the public sector, are still getting a look-in. This post offers a short meander on a trail of online advertising.
Life and art, Europe and the West Wing
One thing this blog can do is let you into those little secrets of the daily life of the European Parliament. So here’s one for you: the place is positively heaving with ardent fans of the US television series the West Wing. Well at least that was my observation a few years ago when I [...]
International women’s day: not for you?
Oh no, it is that time of the year again. International women’s day will come up in two weeks. What will we write about? Should we write anything at all? We already did this thing during election campaign. What else is there to say? I mean, is there anything to say about the situation in the [...]
A case study: new Diesel campaign
Last weekend, I discovered the new Diesel communication campaign in Next, the monthly supplement of French newspaper “Libération.” Fashion is a crowded industry where brands fight each other to get customers’ attention and, eventually, preferences. That means the money to buy a pair of used jeans. In terms of communication, it is often a creative field and, [...]
Statistics – a quick look on the backstage
Let’s have a (critical) view on our production on this blog… Is it enough? Is it equally distributed? Here are some statistics to help you make your own opinion.
Not the 8 o’clock news
The process of the hearings of designated commissionners, which starts today and will go on until Tuesday 19 January, gives me a good opportunity to illustrate some of the biggest difficulties in our job as web-editors for the European Parliament website.
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 [...]
Sand in the shoes
In today’s constantly-developing society where information technology not only forces its way into public, but also private life, reading and communication culture is changing: one can read a book on the Internet, or on the Amazon Kindle. One might wonder where the human touch has gone, when we used to attend literature classes and dip [...]
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