Jul
29
Can European (blog-)journalism learn from the US?
July 29, 2007 | 5 Comments
It was a smooth 6 hour train journey mostly with the TGV and ICE. Coming late (here: one week before travelling!!) meant that I would not get the prefered seat at a table – actually no seat reservatation at all (remember: we are supposed to be in summer time). A good read was what I [...]
Jul
23
Turkey votes democracy
July 23, 2007 | 1 Comment
It has been a faboulous day for democracy. Europe’s second biggest country has proven to be also Europe’s second biggest democracy. With a record turn-out of almost 85% the mandate for the all-out winner AKP is crystal clear: move on with reform and bring Turkey to Europe. Due to their strange electoral system the AKP’s [...]
Jul
21
Results of Euroblogger Study
July 21, 2007 | 1 Comment
A few months ago I supported here the survey of a researcher from Universität Hamburg. She sums up her research issue about Eurobloggers on her website: “This field study examined motivational processes for participation in the political blogosphere on European politics, the “Euroblogosphere”, from a social psychological perspective. The main aim was to contribute to [...]
Jul
6
A meeting with Belarus opposition leader Milinkevich
July 6, 2007 | 1 Comment
It is a rainy summer week in Strasbourg. The Bearus opposition leader Milinkevich and his wife Inna are attending a summer university organised by the Council of Europe. Thanks to a friend a short-notice meeting between the Milinkevichs (Alaksandr and his wife Inna) could be organised. Mr Milinkevich is very grateful that JEF has organised [...]