The BOBs (weblog award)

World's largest international weblog competition

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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[edit]

The BOBs consist of 6 prize categories (all languages) and one award in each language of the competition (14 languages).

## How the competition works[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

List of winners year by year:[2]

### 2004[edit]

Award  | Jury Award  | User Award

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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[edit]

Award  | Jury Award  | User Award

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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[edit]

Award  | Jury Award  | User Award

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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[edit]

Award  | Jury Award  | User Award

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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[edit]

Award  | Jury Award  | User Award

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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  | ##1244462644726369HNIOWAST##
Best Weblog in Spanish  | 233grados.com  | Bestiaria

### 2009–2010[edit]

Award  | Jury Award  | User Award

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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[edit]

Award  | Jury Award  | User Award

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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[edit]

Award  | Jury Award  | User Award

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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[edit]

Award  | Jury Award  | User Award

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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[edit]

* Deutsche Welle
* Reporters Without Borders

## References[edit]

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1. ^ "The Bobs - Best of Online Activism". Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
2. ^ The BOBs – Winners
3. ^ "Chinese Bloggers Win Big at Best of Blogs Awards". Wall Street Journal. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
4. ^ "Bangladesh gags award-winning blogger". Deutsche Welle. 25 May 2013.
5. ^ "BLOGGER GRANTED BAIL ON HEALTH GROUNDS". Reporters without Borders. 7 August 2013.
6. ^ "ভোটে বিজয়ী শিক্ষক ডটকম – DW – 08.05.2013". dw.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 January 2023.

## External links[edit]

* The BOBs
* Reporters without Borders
* Deutsche Welle
* BOBs Blog
* Sunlightfoundation Blog
* Lisa Neun Blog
* Aref-Adib Blog