Blogging the Post-Communist World Transitions Online New Media Projects

Transitions Online Online magazine covering politics, economy, media, culture & civil society in post-communist Europe and Central Asia Training institute: Training journalists and establishing new media platforms in our coverage areas

Online magazine covering politics, economy, media, culture & civil society in post-communist Europe and Central Asia

Training institute: Training journalists and establishing new media platforms in our coverage areas

New Media Projects Nurture blogging and multi-media as powerful, cost-efficient tools for free press, advocacy and self-expression – especially where state dominates media and communications Support local blogging platforms and development of new media resources in local languages Target students, journalism professionals, media managers, local NGOs/activists

Nurture blogging and multi-media as powerful, cost-efficient tools for free press, advocacy and self-expression – especially where state dominates media and communications

Support local blogging platforms and development of new media resources in local languages

Target students, journalism professionals, media managers, local NGOs/activists

New Media Projects Azerbaijan Georgia Belarus TOL Chalkboard: Education reform Romani Journalist Advancement Project Neweurasia.net

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Belarus

TOL Chalkboard: Education reform

Romani Journalist Advancement Project

Neweurasia.net

TOL Multi-Media TOLBlogs TOLConnect TOL magazine relaunch

TOLBlogs

TOLConnect

TOL magazine relaunch

TOLBlogs

TOLBlogs Caucasus: Steady State Caucasus: Patchwork New Media Off the Deep End EU: Next in Line Between Brussels & Gazprom Roma Blog Neweurasia.net (TOL partner project)

Caucasus: Steady State

Caucasus: Patchwork

New Media

Off the Deep End

EU: Next in Line

Between Brussels & Gazprom

Roma Blog

Neweurasia.net (TOL partner project)

TOLBlogs Add blogs as funding and opportunities arise Constant search for new bloggers, new voices International audience for writers Expose English-speaking audience to a more in-depth view of life in our regions

Add blogs as funding and opportunities arise

Constant search for new bloggers, new voices

International audience for writers

Expose English-speaking audience to a more in-depth view of life in our regions

TOLConnect

TOLConnect Social network – a place for TOL users, bloggers, writers and editors to meet and Share interests Form groups Comment on content Create their own

Social network – a place for TOL users, bloggers, writers and editors to meet and

Share interests

Form groups

Comment on content

Create their own

TOL magazine

TOL magazine Relaunch magazine site with new design and capabilities Harness free or low-cost tools (Audacity, Soundslides, etc.) to create new media content (podcasts, audio slide shows, etc.) Recruit a wider variety of contributors with diverse skills Post a wider variety of content, beyond traditional articles and columns

Relaunch magazine site with new design and capabilities

Harness free or low-cost tools (Audacity, Soundslides, etc.) to create new media content (podcasts, audio slide shows, etc.)

Recruit a wider variety of contributors with diverse skills

Post a wider variety of content, beyond traditional articles and columns

Goals Training mission Platform for young journalists to develop new media skills Integrate the best of old and new media Traditional news-gathering methods and journalistic ethics meet intimacy and immediacy of blogging and new media Self-interest Transform TOL from a magazine producing content for readers into a community of shared interests

Training mission

Platform for young journalists to develop new media skills

Integrate the best of old and new media

Traditional news-gathering methods and journalistic ethics meet intimacy and immediacy of blogging and new media

Self-interest

Transform TOL from a magazine producing content for readers into a community of shared interests

What do we want from you? Using existing social networks to build the TOL community Reaching out to new media community in your region Blog!

Using existing social networks to build the TOL community

Reaching out to new media community in your region

Blog!

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