tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11176218.post1222747421386108079..comments2008-11-28T08:21:16.581-07:00Karlos Gauna Schmiederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02603085487940726800noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11176218.post-84264116176229968602008-11-28T08:21:16.581-07:002008-11-28T08:21:16.581-07:00An international jury awarded the Cuban blog Generacion Y the top prize at the BOBs competition. Party Time, a blog that tracks fundraising parties thrown for US politicians, claimed the title of best English blog.<BR/>Yoani Sanchez gives voice to an entire generation of Cubans and provides the world with a window into Cuba through her clear and poetic writing, the BOBs international jury of bloggers and media experts said.<BR/> <BR/>Sanchez called the award a "personal joy," and added that she hoped it would encourage more Cubans to begin writing and publishing their own independent blogs.<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Cuba flag and Jose Marti sculpture, Cuban hero, Havana, Cuba, photo<BR/>"The Cuban and international blogosphere will celebrate my award today while Cuban television and newspapers will remain silent," she said in a video message at the award ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 27, in Berlin. "One day, real life will be like cyberspace, and on this island any citizen will be able to express themselves without asking permission. This award is a new push towards accomplishing this goal."<BR/> <BR/>Yoani Sanchez is only able to publish her blog, Generacion Y, by e-mailing her entries to friends outside Cuba, who put her words online.<BR/> <BR/>"Yoani writes in a clear and poetic manner under difficult circumstances," said Vanina Berghella, the BOBs' Spanish-language jury memberJugulatorhttp://www.myspace.com/desdecubanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11176218.post-10999692479515163312008-11-13T21:38:46.160-07:002008-11-13T21:38:46.160-07:00Camaradas:<BR/>Saludos dese Nuevo Mexico.<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful post Aurea - congratulations to this amazing representation from SWOP and SWU. <BR/><BR/>Hasta! ReyReyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03176787031635643546noreply@blogger.com