Blogging at the European Parliament

The European Parliament is officially acknowledging the increasing power and importance of blogging. As part of the activities that will accompany the launch of its new website, the European Parliament has decided to hold three round table debates today and tomorrow dealing with the fast-moving developments in digital society. The first will be held this afternoon with the title 'Web logs: competition, challenge or chance? Who's afraid to open Pandora's Blogs?' Participants in the debate will include several well-known journalists, bloggers and experts in the field with an active interest in the relationship between digital technology and democracy. The event will be broadcast live here on the EuroParl website this afternoon starting at 3pm via web streaming. More on the round table debates:

To mark the launch of the Parliament's new website, on September 12 and 13 EP live will be broadcasting three round table discussions on issues related to the internet. The panels will consist of leading European journalists, academics and MEPs who will offer their expertise on the opportunities and challenges of the internet age.

"Deutsche Welle" journalist Guido Baumhauer will moderate the first debate on blogging on Monday afternoon. This will look into a range of issues from the massive explosion of personal content on the net to the rise in citizen media and the relationship of the citizen with the traditional media. The panel will also take a look at some of the ethical issues arising from weblogs, including privacy, how companies regard blogging and potential conflicts arising from traditional journalists who become bloggers...

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