THE BEST BLOGS IN THE WORLD ARE AWARDED!

BEST BLOGS IN THE WORLD

The 2008 BOBs Winners Have Been Decided: Generación Y Wins Best Blog of 2008

The jury for the Deutsche Welle International Weblog Awards has announced the winners in all 16 of the competition's categories.

Of the 11 finalists in the Best Weblog category, Generación Y, a Cuban blog written by Yoani Sanchez, claimed the Jury Prize for Best Weblog.

The jury said the Sanchez gives voice to an entire generation of Cubans and provides the world with a window into Cuba through her clear and poetic writing.

In addition to a slew of other obstacles in her way, Sanchez can't even post her own entries to the the blog. Instead she is forced to e-mail them to friends outside of Cuba in order for her words to go online. Despite the challenges she has to overcome, she's managed to keep in contact with her readers and create a huge international community around her work.

A dual award for the Special Prize from Reporters Without Borders went to Zeng Jinyan, the wife of an imprisoned Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia, and 4equality, a Persian blog that fights for women's rights in Iran.

Placed under house arrest, Zeng Jinyan's blog describes life under constant surveillance by the Chinese authorities. The Persian Weblog 4equality is working to gather 1 million signatures on a petition for increased women's rights in Iran.

(The above text is from: http://www.thebobs.com/index.php?l=en)

For a list (with description of winners) of Jury Prize WInners, go to: http://www.thebobs.com/index.php?l=en&s=1154893190771544ZWFAYZBB

For the list of People's Choice Winners, go to: http://www.thebobs.com/index.php?l=en&s=1154893245576112ILZBADHZ-NONE