Blog review
London to Berlin via Amsterdam: hyper-local citizen journalism grows
‘Hyper-local blogging’ concerns new blogs or online magazines characterised by their dedication to a particular area or locality. They may be a hub for local restaurant reviews, digital archives for local history or grow into daily, regional online magazines. Editors, contributors and readers explain their popularity
blog review, netherlands, berlin, london, united kingdom, lifestyle, neighbours
Slovenia gets thinking: man's attitude to animal
'Man – animal to man' was a two-day project in Ljubljana on 29 and 30 November 2010, organised and run by the student association of culture studies, Kult.co. A series of lectures, art and theatre workshops, film screenings and debates were all dedicated to investigating man's attitude to animal. Extract from cafebabel.com Ljubljana city blog
Film dubbing is not only stupid and evil
It's also wrong and economically counterproductive, says a UK-based, Italian member of the gang behind the latest blog on cafebabel.com, from the European youth cinema network Nisi Masa
blog review, film, languages, culture, quentin tarantino, cinema
Overqualified graduates desperately seek internships
They would be willing to pay to work: from the private sector to the European institutions, interns are the only category of 'workers' that we rarely hear complain. This is the story of the debate organised by cafebabel.com Brussels in the Belgian capital
blog review, bruxelles, jeudi noir, precarity, job, eurogeneration, society
Babelblogs on bureaucracy: a Lithuanian looks for medical help in Tel Aviv
Health insurance is not institutionally universal here in Israel. My advice? Don't go to live in Israel unless you're perfectly healthy and have no inclination towards extreme sports, and so on. And don't wear high-heels, just in case
blog review, health, expatriation, languages, communication , support, bureaucracy
European bloggers describe their Berlin walls
Monday is 9 November, the day when the Berlin wall was brought down. To reflect on this iconic modern historical event for the eurogeneration, citizen journalists from five cafebabel.com local teams - Sofia, Budapest, Turin, Strasbourg and Istanbul - simultaneously blogged one day about the walls they see in their cities
blog review, integration, communism, berlin wall, cities, anniversary, immigration
Blogs on ten years of a euro blessing or a euro curse
Those pastel red bridges and pale blue arches decorating the common currency we carry in our pockets is a constant reminder of the European Union. Ten years after its introduction, people have gotten used to the Monopoly-like notes. But what role do they have in the credit crunch?
blog review, economy, economical crisis, money, politics, european elections 2009, eudebate2009
The Caucasus war viewed through Europe's blogs
Blogospheres are vibrating in the aftermath of the war in the Caucasus. The need to understand and debate is huge, as spin doctors have been manipulating the news on both sides
blog review, georgia, european elections 2009, opinion, eudebate2009, caucasus, war
Babelblogs: Macedonia, cloning and praying in Berlin
Europe is often seen as boring and bureaucratic - not the case with cafebabel.com’s community blogs. European debate is in full swing, bloggers are up in arms and words are flying
blog review, religion, germany, greece, western eu, central and eastern europe, istanbul
Headscarfs from Europe's presidents on Mars
Are you waiting for the snow in Tallinn? Bothered about a piece of cloth in Turkey? Or taking a politics lesson with McCain? The latest news from our babelblogs
blog review, estonia, cinema, john mccain, europe, nicolas sarkozy, recep tayyip erdogan
