The Eurogoblin blog has started a round up of European blogs. Last week it picked up on my post on Danish MEP Morten Lokkegard’s report on journalism and new media. Eurogoblin argues for the
“webcasting of all committee meetings – not just the uncontroversial ones”
I doubt webcasting is decided by controversy, but the point is well made. I’ve asked questions and campaigned on this for years. The sooner the European Parliament expands webcasting the better. If there is anything that has to be discussed confidentially it should be taken on an item by item basis.
I’m very, very impressed. This is exactly how our representatives should be using new media – and I hope your campaign to increase transparency in the European Parliament is a success.
Thank you for this – it’s not often I get such fulsome praise. Give the euroscepticism and downright ignorance of European issues of much of the UK media, it’s important to use social media to get the real EU message across. Webcasting European Parliament Committees and other public deliberations seems to me a good start and should be supported by all MEPs