The BOBs
The BOBs (Best of the Blogs) are international weblog awards that have been presented annually by the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle since 2004 . With the BOBs, Deutsche Welle pays special attention to promoting freedom of information and freedom of the press in many countries around the world. Since 2005, Deutsche Welle has been presenting the Reporters Without Borders Award in cooperation with Reporters Without Borders .
Weblogs, podcasts or video blogs from all over the world can be proposed for the BOBs , which are written or produced in one of the following eleven competition languages: Arabic , Chinese , German , English , French , Indonesian , Bengali , Persian , Portuguese , Russian , Ukrainian , Turkish , Hindi and Spanish .
Price categories
The price categories and their names have changed a bit over the years. There are jury awards ( Jury Awards ) and audience awards ( User Awards or People's Awards ). In the past, best weblog prizes were given, the most recent awards were audience prizes (People's Awards).
particularities
The BOBs are a jury and a user award. All prizes are awarded once as a jury and once as a user award. The Audience Award winners are selected by a worldwide online - voting decision. The jury prizes are awarded by an international blogger jury. It determines the list of nominees from user suggestions from all over the world and meets in Berlin to jointly determine the jury winners.
Blogopedia
Blogopedia is an editorially managed international weblog directory in ten languages that is available all year round on the BOBs website . In Blogopedia, entries can be searched according to combinable criteria such as title, author, country, language or type. Blogopedia lists weblogs, podcasts and video blogs. All entries in the Blogopedia can be rated and commented by users.
List of previous winners
The previous winners are listed below.
2004
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | 18 摸 狗 日报 | Por at Punhado de Pixels |
| Best subject | El Hombre Que Comía Diccionarios | Estraga Films |
| Best design | La malarosa | Замок-блог Эргэла, Северного Дракона |
| Best innovation | Domino - Cover by Cover | Radio RSS |
| Best weblog in Arabic | Moodless.net | Beyond normal |
| Best weblog in Chinese | 18 摸 狗 日报 | 声色 犬马 - 平 客 的 虚无 笔记 |
| Best weblog in German | media noise | BILDblog |
| Best weblog in English | Lawrence Lessig Blog | Editor: Myself |
| Best weblog in Portuguese | Ponto Media | Ricardo Noblat |
| Best weblog in Russian | Блог журналистки Наташи Мозговой | Time O'Clock |
| Best weblog in Spanish | Periodistas 21 | Caspa.tv |
2005
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | Más respeto, que soy tu madre | Tupiniquim |
| Best multimedia blog | Blog à la ciboulette | Blog à la ciboulette |
| Best podcast | Antiwave | Antiwave |
| Reporters Without Borders Award | Manal and Alaa's Bit Bucket | Chronique déplaisante d'une dictature ordinaire |
| Best weblog in Arabic | Hawleyat Al Ashjar | Nisrine coeur de lion |
| Best weblog in Chinese | Massage Cream | 刀 侧 畔 千 帆 过 |
| Best weblog in German | Lyssa's Lounge | Giant machine - the brand new universe |
| Best weblog in English | Global Voices Online | Body and Soul |
| Best weblog in French | AgoraVox, le journal media citoyen | Lire est un plaisir |
| Best weblog in Persian | san newescht | Iran paparazzi |
| Best weblog in Portuguese | NoMínimo weblog | Kibe Loco |
| Best weblog in Russian | Planet Afghanistan | Planet Afghanistan |
| Best weblog in Spanish | Jabalí Digital | Caspa TV |
2006
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | Sunlight Foundation | Lisa nine |
| Best podcast | Muzimei Studio | Haftegi |
| Best company weblog | Football club | Blog do Tas |
| Reporters Without Borders Award | Tanine Sokut y Kosoof (two price) | Blog da Alcinéa Cavalcante |
| Blogwurst price | aref-adib | Unusual Real Man |
| Best weblog in Arabic | Jar el Kamar | Nostalgic story plate |
| Best weblog in Chinese | The Colorful World - Shuweicao's Blog | The Colorful World - Shuweicao's Blog |
| Best weblog in German | Letters from Rungholt | Beetlebum |
| Best weblog in English | PaidContent.org | Black looks |
| Best weblog in French | La Buvette des Alpages | La Buvette des Alpages |
| Best weblog in Dutch | Belgrado Bureau | Bieslog |
| Best weblog in Persian | Time | n / d |
| Best weblog in Portuguese | Apocalipse Motorizado | Garotas Que Dizem Ni |
| Best weblog in Russian | Magazeta: All about China | Magazeta: All about China |
| Best weblog in Spanish | La Huella Digital | Mangas Verdes |
2007
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | Photomania | Blog do Tas |
| Best podcast | The emotional reserve | Nerdcast |
| Best video blog | Alive in Baghdad | Cat Ear Baby's video blog |
| Reporters Without Borders Award | Jotman | Nora Younis |
| Blogwurst price | Little gallery | Yo contra el mundo |
| Best weblog in Arabic | Aljazeera Talk | Imtidad |
| Best weblog in Chinese | Lian Yue's Eighth Continent | Lian Yue's Eighth Continent |
| Best weblog in German | Disabled parking | Undertaker weblog |
| Best weblog in English | Valor IT | RidorLive |
| Best weblog in French | Actualités de la république démocratique du Congo | ouVertures.info |
| Best weblog in Dutch | Frankwatching | Volkskrantblog |
| Best weblog in Persian | 35 degrees | Masih Alinejad |
| Best weblog in Portuguese | Blog do Tas | Pensar Enlouquece, Pense Nisso |
| Best weblog in Russian | /dev/karlson/mind.log | /dev/karlson/mind.log |
| Best weblog in Spanish | A mis 95 | A mis 95 |
2008
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | Generation Y | Science Squirrel |
| Best podcast | Radio Grinch | Bola Nas Costas Iscuitantes |
| Best video blog | Voices of Africa | Video blog do Trajano |
| Reporters Without Borders Award | 曾 金燕博 客 and 4equality (two price) | Generation Y |
| Blogwurst price | Maratochka | Mister Oof |
| Best weblog in Arabic | Ohod | Before the flood |
| Best weblog in Chinese | 刘晓 原 的 BLOG | Science Squirrel |
| Best weblog in Dutch | Foodlog | Free Opinion Venezuela |
| Best weblog in German | Girls team | Near and Middle East - الشرق |
| Best weblog in English | Political Party Blog | The consumerist |
| Best weblog in French | Le Blog de Yoro | Vos photos |
| Best weblog in Indonesian | Media Ide | maseko's weblog |
| Best weblog in Persian | freelancer | Me and MS |
| Best weblog in Portuguese | Querido Leitor | Querido Leitor |
| Best weblog in Russian | MetroDream by Russos | ## 1244462644726369HNIOWAST ## |
| Best weblog in Spanish | 233grados.com | Bestiaria |
2009-2010
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | Ushahidi | Osama Romoh |
| Best podcast | Cajun French Language Tutorials | Radiokalu |
| Best video blog | Mr. Free Man | Malviviendo |
| Reporters Without Borders Award | We are journalists | Holom Akhdar |
| Blogwurst price | Blogs do Além and Wake up, Mr. Green (two price) | Ibda3at |
| Special Topic Prize - Climate Change | Coluna Zero | Ecoplaneta |
| Best weblog in Arabic | Osama Romoh | Medad |
| Best weblog in Bengali | Ali Mahmed's blog | Ali Mahmed's blog |
| Best weblog in Chinese | Ke Neng Ba | Ke Neng Ba |
| Best weblog in German | The postillon | The postillon |
| Best weblog in English | Talk Morocco | Talk Morocco |
| Best weblog in French | Le Monolecte | La vigie du web |
| Best weblog in Indonesian | Catatan Ringan Angin-anginan | Catatan Dari Hati |
| Best weblog in Persian | So just what kind of country is this that we live in? | Life in Bamian |
| Best weblog in Portuguese | Física na Veia | Digital drops |
| Best weblog in Russian | metkere.com | Slon.ru |
| Best weblog in Spanish | La Vuelta al Mundo de Asun y Ricardo | Malviviendo |
2011
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | A Tunisian Girl | Vahid Nikgoo |
| Best use of technology for social advancement |
Rospil (Роспил) | Rospil (Роспил) |
| Best Social Activities Campaign | We are all Khaled Said (كلنا خالد سعيد) | Omi Rahman Pial's blog |
| Reporters Without Borders Award | Ciudad Juárez, en la sombra del narcotráfico | Novaya Gazeta's blog (Блог Новой газеты) |
| Special human rights award | Migrant Rights in the Middle East | Adibashi Bangla Blog |
| Best video channel | Stands with Fist | Isla Presidencial |
| Best weblog in Arabic | Eman Hashim's Blog "Violet Revolution" (ثورة البنفسج) | |
| Best weblog in Bengali | Arif Jebtik's Blog (আরিফ জেবতিক'এর ব্লগ) | |
| Best weblog in Chinese | Translator (译者) | |
| Best weblog in German | Textile offense | |
| Best weblog in English | Rantings of a Sandmonkey | |
| Best weblog in French | Serious game | |
| Best weblog in Indonesian | Benablog.com | |
| Best weblog in Persian | Sugar (در قند قزل آلا) | |
| Best weblog in Portuguese | Vá de bike | |
| Best weblog in Russian | Alexei Navalny's blog (Навальный) | |
| Best weblog in Spanish | Alberto Montt |
2012
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | Window of Anguish (پنجره التهاب) | Jou3an |
| Best use of technology for social advancement |
Harassmap (خريطة التحرش الجنسي) | Web election observer (Веб-наблюдатель) |
| Best Social Activities Campaign | Free Razan (الحرية للمدونة رزان غزاوي) | Asif Mohiuddin's blog |
| Reporters Without Borders Award | Abu Sufian's Blog (আবু সুফিয়ান'এর ব্লগ) | Invisible Tibet (看不见 的 西藏) |
| Best video channel | Kuang Kuang Kuang (哐 哐 哐) | Internautismo |
| Special prize for education and culture | Fasokan | Grazhdanin Poet (Гражданин поэт) |
| Best weblog in Arabic | Khaled Safi's Blog (خالد صافي) | |
| Best weblog in Bengali | Niaz Mowla's Blog (সুড়ঙ্গ - নিয়াজের ভুবন) | |
| Best weblog in Chinese | iGFW | |
| Best weblog in German | Jule smelly sock | |
| Best weblog in English | The Chronicle | |
| Best weblog in French | Kamer Kongossa | |
| Best weblog in Indonesian | Wordsmith | |
| Best weblog in Persian | Narenji (نارنجی) | |
| Best weblog in Portuguese | Catraca Livre | |
| Best weblog in Russian | Stas Kulesch's Blog (Здесь в… Блог Стаса Кулеша) | |
| Best weblog in Spanish | Chinochano |
2013
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | Li Chengpeng's Blog (李承鹏 博客) | Masih Alinejad's blog (مسیح علینژاد) |
| Best innovation | FreeWeibo (自由 微 博) | Shikkhok ("teacher", শিক্ষক ডটকম) |
| Best Social Activities Campaign | 475 |
Na be hejab ejbari ("against enforced dress codes", نه به حجاب اجباری) |
| Reporters Without Borders Award | Fabbikouassi's blog |
Kambiz Hosseini's Blog (پادکستهای کمپین بینالمللی حقوق بشر در ایران) |
| Global Media Forum Award | Infolady (তথ্যকল্যাণী) | Mohammad Darvish's Blog (مهار بیابانزایی) |
| Most original and creative pages | Me and My Shadow | snakes.scientificworld.in/ (सर्प संसार) |
| Best weblog in Arabic | Ahmed Jedou's Blog (مدونة أحمد جدو) | |
| Best weblog in Bengali | Shoily (শৈলী) | |
| Best weblog in Chinese | Qiwenlu (奇闻 录) | |
| Best weblog in German | Publikative.org | |
| Best weblog in English | Mideast Youth | |
| Best weblog in French | Guinée plurielle | |
| Best weblog in Hindi | TSALIM (तस्लीम) | |
| Best weblog in Indonesian | Blog doctor | |
| Best weblog in Persian | Ama Sangari's Blog (عمه سنگری) | |
| Best weblog in Portuguese | Jovem nerd | |
| Best weblog in Russian | Konstantin Rubahin's Blog (Блог Константина Рубахина) | |
| Best weblog in Spanish | Sesion de Control | |
| Best weblog in Turkish | Yüksekova Haber | |
| Best to Next Person (Arabic) | ناصر ودادي (Mauritanian activist) | |
| Best to Next Person (Bengali) | সাইফ সমীর (writer, critic, blogger) | |
| Best to Next Person (Chinese) | 莫 之 许 的 推 特 (columnist) | |
| Best to the next person (German) | Marie von den Benken (entertainment account) | |
| Best to next person (French) | Okea News | |
| Best to next person (Hindi) | दुधवा लाइव (reports from an animal reserve) | |
| Best to Next Person (Indonesian) | Anies Baswedan | |
| Best to next person (Persian) | Vahid Online (وحید آنلاین) | |
| Best to next person (Portuguese) | Oficial João (Facebook page of João Pedro C. Motta) | |
| Best to next person (Russian) | Столичный лоск | |
| Best to next person (Spanish) | Luis Carlos (Venezuelan Twitter user) | |
| Best to next person (Turkish) | İsmail Hakkı Polat | |
| Best to next person (Ukrainian) | Olga "the squirrel " Suprun (Ольга (Білочка) Супрун) |
2014
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| Best weblog | Mosa'ab Elshamy's Blog (مصعب الشامي) | Euromaydan (Євромайдан) |
| Best innovation | BanglaBraille (বাংলাব্রেইল) | BanglaBraille (বাংলাব্রেইল) |
| Best social activism | Visualizing Palestine |
Xu Zhiyong and the Open Constitution Initiative (新 公民 运动) |
| Most creative and original site | 王 左 中 右 的 字 新闻 | Babylon13 (Вавилон13) |
| Reporters Without Borders Award | YanukovychLeaks (Янукович-лікс) | YanukovychLeaks (Янукович-лікс) |
| Global Media Forum Award | Khabar Lahariya (खबर लहारिया) | Women's Chapter (ওম্যান চাপ্টার) |
| Audience Award Arabic | Qoll (قل) | |
| Audience Award Bengali | Zero to Infinity (জিরো টু ইনফিনিটি) | |
| Chinese audience award | Ai Xiaoming's Blog (艾晓明 工作室 博客) | |
| German audience award | Melancholy Modeste | |
| English audience award | Cartoon movement | |
| French Audience Award | Les Chroniques de Yamna | |
| Audience Award Hindi | Batangad (बतंगड़) | |
| Indonesian Audience Award | Change.org Indonesia | |
| Audience Award Persian | Laleh's Blog (منصفانه) | |
| Portuguese Audience Award | MigraMundo | |
| Audience Award Russian | Stopfake.org (Стопфейк) | |
| Audience Award Spanish | Yo Soy Red | |
| Audience Award Turkish | Yüksekova Haber | |
| Ukrainian Audience Award | Serhiy Leschchenko ’s blog (Блог Сергія Лещенка) |
2015
The names of the winners, Best Blog winners, are only given in English on the Deutsche Welle website.
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| social change | Stop acid attacks | Hatred helps |
| Technology for the good | Gershad | Ramy Raoof |
| Art and media | Political Beauty Center | GMB Akash |
| Citizen Journalism | Razor's Edge | GMB Akash |
| Audience Award Arabic | Za2eed18 | |
| Audience Award Bengali | German probashe | |
| Chinese audience award | Media Monitor for Women Network | |
| German audience award | #YouGeHa | |
| English audience award | Open migration | |
| French Audience Award | Rhythmes d'Afrique | |
| Audience Award Hindi | Chaupal | |
| Indonesian Audience Award | Qureta | |
| Audience Award Persian | Kabul taxi | |
| Portuguese Audience Award | Amazonia Real | |
| Audience Award Russian | Anti-journalist | |
| Audience Award Spanish | Asociación Animalista Libera | |
| Audience Award Turkish | EngelliWeb | |
| Ukrainian Audience Award | The Price of the State |
2016
The names of the winners, Best Blog winners, are only given in English on the Deutsche Welle website.
| price | Jury Prize | User price |
|---|---|---|
| social change | Mukto Mona | |
| Privacy and security | Rancho Electrónico | |
| Art and media | Zaytoun, the little refugee | |
| Audience Award Arabic | Dubarah | |
| Audience Award Bengali | Toons Magazine | |
| Chinese audience award | Qiwenlu (奇闻 录) | |
| German audience award | German vocabulary | |
| English audience award | Take back the tech | |
| French Audience Award | Recto verso | |
| Audience Award Hindi | Akanksha Yadav's blog Shabd Shikhar | |
| Indonesian Audience Award | Selasar.com | |
| Audience Award Persian | Center for Fighting Humbug | |
| Portuguese Audience Award | Straight talk | |
| Audience Award Russian | Liza Alert | |
| Audience Award Spanish | Radio ambulance | |
| Audience Award Turkish | 5 Harflilers | |
| Ukrainian Audience Award | Anticorruption Action Center |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reporters Without Borders: ROG partner in Deutsche Welle's blog award
- ↑ http://thebobs.com/deutsch/category/history/?year=history-2016. Deutsche Welle, accessed on July 17, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Bangladesh gags award-winning blogger . In: Deutsche Welle . May 25, 2013.
- ↑ BLOGGER GRANTED BAIL ON HEALTH GROUNDS . Reporters without Borders. 7th August 2013.