Mon 05 Sep. 2005

Political Blogs in Germany

Deutsche Welle says: Blogs Making Baby Steps in German Politics

“Germany is still a developing country when it comes to blogs,” said Markus Beckedahl, who blogs at netzpolitik.org. “The awareness of blogs as a means of political communication needs to be raised in Germany.”

You said it, Markus.

“Maybe one day the realization will come through that the Internet can lead to a new form of communication between politicians and voters,” Politik Digital’s Dowe said. “That is a long way off in Germany…

No kidding! Maybe one day…

(via Schockwellenreiter)

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  1. Okay, the politicians still have a long way to go re blogs. The media, however, exaggerates the impact today and the future potential, I believe.

    Comment by Jorg — Mon 19 Sep. 2005 @ 11:09 am

  2. How often in the past was the impact and potential of the net put down to hype?… especially in Germany. The same goes for weblogs and podcasting too.

    I mean, if the unprecedented adoption rate is not enough to convince one…

    Comment by sennosen — Tue 20 Sep. 2005 @ 03:09 am

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