World's largest international weblog competition
The BOBs (Best of the Blogs) is the world's largest international weblog competition, founded in 2004 and sponsored by Deutsche Welle , the German International Broadcasting Service.
Through the BOBs, Deutsche Welle focuses attention on the promotion of freedom of information and the press around the world. In cooperation with Reporters Without Borders , Deutsche Welle has presented a special award to bloggers promoting these specific ideals since 2005.
Weblogs, podcasts and videoblogs from all over the world can be submitted for the BOBs in one of the following 14 languages: Arabic , Chinese, German, English, French, Indonesian , Persian , Bengali , Portuguese , Russian, Turkish , Ukrainian , Hindi and Spanish.
The BOBs were last awarded in 2016.[ 1]
Award categories
The BOBs consist of 6 prize categories (all languages) and one award in each language of the competition (14 languages).
How the competition works
The BOBs presents prizes for both Jury and User's Choice awards. The User's Choice winners are chosen by worldwide online voting. The Jury prizes are awarded by a jury of international bloggers.
Blogopedia
The Blogopedia is an online catalogue featuring a growing inventory of blogs written in eleven languages. It allows the user to browse through the catalog by country, language or subject matter.
To date over 18,000 different blogs , podcasts and videoblogs have been entered into the Blogopedia by users and bloggers from all over the world.
Winners
List of winners year by year:[ 2]
2004
Award
Jury Award
User Award
Best Weblog
18摸狗日报
Por um Punhado de Pixels
Best Topic
El Hombre Que Comía Diccionarios
Estraga Filmes
Best Design
La malarosa
Замок-блог Эргэла, Северного Дракона
Best Innovation
Domino – Cover by Cover
Radio RSS
Best Weblog in German
medienrauschen
BILDblog
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 Spanish
Periodistas 21
Caspa.tv
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
2005
Award
Jury Award
User Award
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 English
Global Voices Online
Body and Soul
Best Weblog in French
AgoraVox, le journal media citoyen
Lire est un plaisir
Best Weblog in German
Lyssa's Lounge
Riesenmaschine – das brandneue Universum
Best Weblog in Farsi
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
Award
Jury Award
User Award
Best Weblog
Sunlight Foundation
Lisa Neun
Best Podcast
Muzimei Studio
Haftegi
Best Corporate Weblog
Football-Club
Blog do Tas
Reporters Without Borders Award
Tanine Sokut y Kosoof (two awards)
Blog da Alcinéa Cavalcante
Blogwurst Award
aref-adib
Unusual Real Man
Best Weblog in Arabic
Jar el Kamar
Nostalgic Story Teller
Best Weblog in Chinese
The Colourful World – Shuweicao's Blog
The Colourful World – Shuweicao's Blog
Best Weblog in Dutch
Bureau Belgrado
Bieslog
Best Weblog in English
PaidContent.org
Black Looks
Best Weblog in French
La Buvette des Alpages
La Buvette des Alpages
Best Weblog in German
Letters from Rungholt
Beetlebum
Best Weblog in Farsi
Zeitun
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
Award
Jury Award
User Award
Best Weblog
Fotomania
Blog do Tas
Best Podcast
Die Gefühlskonserve
Nerdcast
Best Vídeoblog
Alive in Baghdad
Cat Ear Baby's Videoblog
Reporters Without Borders Award
Jotman
Nora Younis
Blogwurst Award
Little Galerie
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 Dutch
Frankwatching
Volkskrantblog
Best Weblog in English
Valour-IT
RidorLive
Best Weblog in French
Actualités de la république démocratique du Congo
ouVertures.info
Best Weblog in German
Behindertenparkplatz
Bestatterweblog
Best Weblog in Farsi
35 Grad
Masih
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
Award
Jury Award
User Award
Best Weblog
Generation Y
Science Squirrel
Best Podcast
Radio Grinch
Bola Nas Costas Iscuitantes
Best Videoblog
Voices of Africa
Videoblog do Trajano
Reporters Without Borders Award
曾金燕博客 and 4equality (two awards)
Generation Y
Blogwurst Award
Maratochka
Mister Oof
Best Weblog in Arabic
Ohod
Vor der Flut
Best Weblog in Chinese[ 3]
刘晓原的BLOG
Science Squirrel
Best Weblog in Dutch
Foodlog
Free Opinion Venezuela
Best Weblog in English
Political Party Blog
The Consumerist
Best Weblog in French
Le Blog de Yoro
Vos photos
Best Weblog in German
Mädchenmannschaft
Naher und Mittlerer Osten – الشرق
Best Weblog in Indonesian
Media Ide
maseko's weblog
Best Weblog in Farsi
freelancer
Ich und MS
Best Weblog in Portuguese
Querido Leitor
Querido Leitor
Best Weblog in Russian
MetroDream by Russos
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Best Weblog in Spanish
233grados.com
Bestiaria
2009–2010
Award
Jury Award
User Award
Best Weblog
Ushahidi
Osama Romoh
Best Podcast
Cajun French Language Tutorials
Radiokalu
Best Vídeoblog
Mr. Free Man
Malviviendo
Reporters Without Borders Award
We are Journalists
Holom Akhdar
Blogwurst Award
Blogs do Além and Wake up, Mr. Green (two awards)
Ibda3at
Special Topic Award – Climate Change
Coluna Zero
Ecoplaneta
Best Weblog in Arabic
Osama Romoh
Medad
Best Weblog in Bengali
Ali Mahmeds Blog
Ali Mahmeds Blog
Best Weblog in Chinese
Ke Neng Ba
Ke Neng Ba
Best Weblog in English
Talk Marocco
Talk Marocco
Best Weblog in French
Le Monolecte
La vigie du web
Best Weblog in German
Der Postillon
Der Postillon
Best Weblog in Indonesian
Catatan Ringan Angin-anginan
Catatan Dari Hati
Best Weblog in Farsi
mamlekate (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
Award
Jury Award
User Award
Best Weblog
A Tunisian Girl
Vahid Nikgoo y Jou3an (two awards)
Best Use Of Technology For Social Good
Rospil
Rospil
Best Social Activism Campaign
We are all Khaled Said
Omipial's Blog
Reporteros Sin Fronteras Award
Ciudad Juárez, en la sombra del narcotráfico
Blog Novaya Gazeta
Special Topic Award Human Rights
Migrant Rights in the Middle East
Indigenous Bengali Blog
Best Video Channel
Stands with Fist
Isla Presidencial
Best Weblog in Arabic
Violet Revolution
Best Weblog in Bengalí
Arif Jebtik's Blog
Best Weblog in Chinese
Translator
Best Weblog in English
Rantings of a Sandmonkey
Best Weblog in French
Serious Game (Belgique)
Best Weblog in German
Textilvergehen
Best Weblog in Indonesian
Benablog
Best Weblog in Farsi
Sulgar
Best Weblog in Portuguese
Vá de bike
Best Weblog in Russian
Navalny
Best Weblog in Spanish
Alberto Montt
2012
Award
Jury Award
User Award
Best Weblog
Window of Anguish
Jou3an
Best Use Of Technology For Social Good
Harassmap
Web Nabludatel
Best Social Activism Campaign
Free Razan
Asif Mohiuddin 's Blog[ 4] [ 5]
Premio Reporteros Sin Fronteras
Abu Sufian's Blog
Woeser
Best Video Channel
Kuang Kuang
Internautismo crónico
Special Topic Award Education and Culture
Fasokan
Grazhdanin Poet
Best Weblog in Arabic
Khaled Safi
Best Weblog in Bengali
Niaz Mowla's Blog
Best Weblog in Chinese
iGFW
Best Weblog in English
The Chronikler
Best Weblog in French
Kamer Kongossa
Best Weblog in German
Jule's Blog
Best Weblog in Indonesian
Wordsmith
Best Weblog in Farsi
Narenji
Best Weblog in Portuguese
Music With Books
Best Weblog in Russian
Staskulesh
Best Weblog in Spanish
Chinochano
2013
Award
Jury Award
User Award
Best Person to Follow in Bengali
Saif Samir (Movie Critic Blog)[ 6]
Global Media Forum
Totthokollani
Best Innovation
Shikkhok
Best Weblog in Bengali
Shoily
See also
References
External links