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.
Award categories The BOBs consist of 6 prize categories (all languages) and one award in each language of the competition (14 languages).
How the competition works 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 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 List of winners year by year:
2004 Award Jury Award User Award 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 Award Jury Award User Award 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 OnlineBody 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 Award Jury Award User Award 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 Mehrdad 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 Award Jury Award User Award 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 Award Jury Award User Award 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 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 Farsifreelancer 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 Award Jury Award User Award 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 Morocco Talk Morocco 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 Award Jury Award User Award 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 Award Jury Award User Award 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 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 AwardJury AwardUser AwardBest Person to Follow in BengaliSaif Samir (Movie Critic Blog)Global Media ForumTotthokollaniBest InnovationShikkhokBest Weblog in BengaliShoily
See also Deutsche Welle Reporters Without Borders
References
External links
Reporters without Borders