Newsgroup: it.politica
Titolo: 'Brussels admits defeat in EU blog wars'

Commission report: blogging is 'an anti-establishment activity'
A secret European Commission report has come out strongly against the
"anti-establishment activity" of blogging as part of an analysis of the
internet and "its implications for public opinion about the EU".
Most of the document, which analyses the changing Irish media scene after
that referendum defeat,  focuses on the traditional Brussels bogeyman of the
British Eurosceptic dead-tree press (not very anti-establishment as a rule).
It also mourns the "shift away from the state news radio and TV stations" -
apparently "this means the quality of debate has suffered".
But the strongest language and darkest fears are reserved for the realm of
the internet with its message boards, blogs and independence.
This realm is all the more dangerous in EU eyes, as we have seen before [
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/bruno_waterfield/blog/2008/06/13/blog_off_eu
 ],
because it communicates to many people, it is comparatively unregulated, it
is comparatively independent of state or private media monopoly, and it is
easy for people to do themselves.
"Blogging is also seen as an anti-establishment activity. Few Yes
campaigners came out with forceful counter arguments or were inspired to do
so. Because of the many different sources of No campaigners on the internet,
classic rebuttals is [sic] made impossible," says the report - which makes
no recommendations.
"Blog activity remains overwhelmingly negative."
The report in full can be read here - leaked to the Irish Times today.
The web, you see, is not yet dominated by the conformist consensus that
permeates the traditional media and political establishment. This is why the
EU does badly there and also why it does badly in popular votes where the
demographic of younger, often working class, voters untouched by old
politics is becoming more important.
"Significantly technology which made professional, content rich
communication has now been put in the hands of the average citizen allowing
podcasting, audio streaming and creative viral communications," the report
laments.
"The internet has come of age as a forum for debate and a means of conveying
information in Ireland. Blogging and bulletin boards have been used by many,
some of whom are opinion formers, to relay their thoughts. Both sides of the
Lisbon debate actively the web [sic] however it was dominated by the No
side."
"The fragmented No campaign has had a very high internet presence on the
Internet, achieving high rankings on Google and other search engines. The
internet has allowed direct citizen-publisher interaction and works widely
outside the standard news-cycle so has been the seeding source for many
opinion formers."
"A number of viral emails, videos, songs etc. were created by the No
campaign which were creative, often humorous, and had a lot of "cut
through". They made for simple, well-defined, entertaining points that
registered well with younger demographs. Websites such as Youtube.com have
allowed the transmission of audiovisual content at a very low cost."
The writing is on the wall - or rather the web - and there is nothing the EU
can do about it. The internet remains a democratic medium - for now and the
foreseeable future.
"The official nature of the communication flow has made it very difficult to
connect with younger, internet-savvy audiences," sob the Commission
officials writing the report.
"Apart from official websites, the internet has largely been a space left to
anti-European feeling. Given the ability to reach an audience at a much
lower cost, and given the simplicity of the No campaign messages, it has
proven to be easily malleable during the campaign and pre-campaign period."
The EU blog wars have begun. The Commission and Brussels institutions know
it. The next battle between them and us, establishment and
anti-establishment, official and unofficial is only a matter of time. What
are they going to do about it? Is the EU ready? Are you ready?
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/bruno_waterfield/blog/2008/09/02/brussels_admits_defeat_in_eu_blog_wars
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El documento dell'Irish Times citato:
http://www.irishtimes.com/focus/2008/lisbondocument/index.pdf
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