TH!NK3 - Opening diner event presentation by Ruth Spencer at Vaudeville Theatre Brussels 22 March 2010

1. T H! N K ABO UT IT
DEVELOPING WORLD

2. TH!NK3 - Official trailer
http://vimeo.com/9602190

3. What is TH!NK ABOUT IT?
A series of blogging competitions organised by the
European Journalism Centre.
Supported by the European Commission and the
Dutch Ministry OCW
Involves professional/aspiring journalists and new
media creators from diverse backgrounds.

4. TH!NK ABOUT IT #1
European Elections 2009

5. Round #1
81 bloggers from all 27 member states
4 months of blogging
Topic: European Elections
March-April
• General European Topics
May-June
• Election campaigns, political parties,
candidates and European Parliament
Awards (31)

8. Round #1 - IMPACT
By the June elections…
600 posts
5 300 comments
2.7 million hits
14 000 sites on Google
Visitors from 94 countries

9. Round #1 - IMPACT
Press Coverage
Financial Times
Euobserver
BBC.com
EurActiv
BBC World News
Neurope
Le Monde
The European Tribune
Deutsche Welle
Europe’s World
NRC Handelsblad
Globalpost.com
Greek National Television
20minutes.fr
Hokkaido Shimbun Newspaper
Etc…
Kazakhstan Today

10. TH!NK ABOUT IT #2
Climate Change

11. Round #2
Over 90 bloggers from 40 countries
All 27 member states
Other countries
(Croatia, Iceland, Turkey, Serbia, Kazakhstan,
Belarus, USA, Canada, India, China, Brazil,
Mexico, South Africa)

12. Round #2
3 months of blogging
Topic: Climate Change
FLIP HD (reporting with video device)
Awards (7)

15. CL!CK
Photoblogging competition
15 April, 2010 Launch Date
TH!NK3 bloggers automatically registered
TH!NK2 platform
SLR Camera prize

16. TH!NK ABOUT IT #3
Developing World

17. Bloggers
Some 100 Bloggers
Nearly 50 Countries
Post 20 times by 31 August, 2010 (min.)
Abide by rules of the platform
Join TH!NK Network + TH!NK3 Group
Join VIMEO group

18. Guest Bloggers
Journalists, Organisations, Experts
Ask questions
Get inspired
Opportunities for YOU to be featured on
partner websites: U.N. and Amnesty
International

19. Amnesty International
Demand Dignity Campaign (1 - 31 May)
http://demanddignity.amnesty.org/
Guest bloggers on TH!NK3 Platform
TH!NKers featured on Amnesty website!

20. United Nations
Millennium Development Goals Campaign
TH!NKers to be featured on the website:
http://endpoverty2015.org
Weekly selection of bloggers to be featured
throughout the competition.

21. Editors
Ruth Spencer - Editor in Chief
Guy Degen - Development Reporter
Editorial Blog - topic suggestions, project
updates, tips and tools, guest bloggers PLUS
news from the field via Guy’s updates
Language Editing - for those who want it
Our role: guide, assist, suggest, direct, select
Featured Items content slider picks

22. Selection Criteria
Local reports
Clear, succinct writing
Multimedia
Interviews
Participation on platforms
Number of posts contributed

23. Awards
Reporting trips to Africa, Asia, NYC
Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Asia)
Dutch Ministry of Education, Science and
Culture (Africa)
U.N. Millennium Campaign Team (NYC)
International jury will make final selections

24. PR: It’s up to us!
Cross-post
Stick a TH!NK3 banner on your blog
Send copies of any articles or press-
coverage to info@thinkaboutit.eu
Get published on the TH!NK3 site!