Mondoblog, the platform for French-speaking RFI bloggers, is organizing the eleventh edition of its competition to expand its community. The theme of the competition: “All actors of change, because the world of tomorrow is still to be invented”. Registrations are open until March 1st.
In 2023, during the previous edition of the Mondoblog competition, more than 500 people submitted their applications. Dozens of them have joined the community which now numbers 1,120 bloggers. Today, thanks to the competition, Mondoblog continues to grow!
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“All actresses and actors of change”
Since the future has never seemed so uncertain, let’s invent it! The world of tomorrow is still to be imagined and many dreams remain to be realized. This is why RFI is offering a new edition of the Mondoblog competition on the theme: “All actresses and actors of change”. Our wish: know your vision of the world according to.
Who can apply, and how?
Any person, aged 18 or over, French-speaking, can register for the competition. The selection aims to welcome new talents to the platform.
To participate, candidates must complete an online form, accessible here and attach a personal production. They can use the format of their choice: text, photo, video, audio… The most important thing is to respect four selection criteria:
syntax, spelling, quality of narration (angle and construction of the story), creativity and originality
The Mondoblog team also pays attention to the online presence of candidates. Interaction with Internet users therefore contributes to the selection. If you have a YouTube channel or are an outstanding Instagrammer, specify this in your presentation on the online form!
Go to the website concours.mondoblog.org. Applications are open until Friday March 1, 12:30 p.m. universal time (TU).
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Mondoblog is a media project and a school: we create a blog for you and help you maintain it
In the week following the announcement of the results, the selected candidates are contacted to create their blog on the mondoblog.org platform. This publication space is independent, it has its own URL. The Internet being a space of freedom, each blog works by itself.
The Mondoblog team welcomes all bloggers, beginners or experienced. Bloggers benefit from technical and editorial assistance. The Mondoblog team supports bloggers over the long term with personalized support, whether they are beginners or more experienced. She advises, encourages or criticizes with kindness, including experienced bloggers!
When the productions are of good quality, both in content and form, they are highlighted on the Mondoblog home page. They are also shared on social networks. Mondoblog is therefore the host of all blogs and publisher of the best productions.
Mondoblog, the largest community of French-speaking bloggers
You never tell the story of your “home” as well as when you live there and the news as when you experience it… It is these stories from the four corners of the world that Mondoblog brings together and offers you.
Mondoblog was created in 2010, it’s a big family that continues to grow. Those who talk about it best are the bloggers themselves. Moreover, many of them have given their time during previous editions of the competition, to support candidates. “Mondoblog preparations” have already been organized in N’Djamena (Chad) at WenakLabsin Conakry by to blogthe association of bloggers from Guinea, in Cameroon with ABCthe association of bloggers of Cameroon, and in Mali thanks to Doniblog, the community of bloggers in Mali. And we can no longer count the individual initiatives of mondobloggers who organize meetings or “talks” to encourage young people from their neighborhood, but also acquaintances and friends to participate in the competition, to become part of our big family!
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Creating connections and meetings is one of Mondoblog’s objectives. Thus, the Mondoblog management team does its utmost to organize regional training, on site. Real-time coverage of regional, national or international events allows bloggers and the Mondoblog team to meet with a dual objective: to produce content and increase the level of technical knowledge and writing bloggers through thematic training workshops.
In 2024, Mondoblog will perpetuate this dynamic. Mondoblog remains faithful to what gives meaning to our platform and our community: the connection. Read and meet the “old” faithful to Mondoblog since its first season, but also read and welcome the “new” ones about to be recruited, to maintain strong links within a close-knit community, which works to provide information rich and varied.
Ivorian mondobloggers in Abidjan. Credit Camille Deloche
More room for Mondoblog on RFI
In recent years, Mondoblog has consolidated its link with podcasting. Thanks to the regular distribution of « Mondoblog Audio » on Mondoblog’s social networks and on RFI (on its Youtube channel but also in the show l’Media workshop), we have made our podcast a real meeting point with Internet users and listeners. A blog post is thus highlighted in the form of a column, halfway between an audio book and a mood post. The posts are put on air thanks to the voices of our bloggers.
In 2024, we will give even more space to Mondoblog on the RFI antenna, keeping a regular but expanding event. We will complete the presentation of the Mondoblog audio and we will present a selection of the best Mondoblog articles of the week. Thanks to this new event, RFI listeners will be able to discover the immense wealth of content on our platform and the warmth of our community. See you soon… in spring!
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Thematic writing proposals
On certain occasions, we ask bloggers who wish to work on a common theme, linked to current events. This allows us to generate certain types of content and obtain a very rich result given the composition of our community. These initiatives are one-off, because what matters to us is that each blogger finds their editorial line and their readership.
This year again, Mondoblog will renew these meetings to share them with you.
A new enthusiasm takes over blogging
During the last Mondoblog competitions, we had the pleasure of receiving many applications (more than 1,000 applications in 2022!), with candidates showing real enthusiasm and great motivation! A new momentum is taking hold of blogging, the success of which cannot be denied! The many advantages of the blog convince more and more Internet users who do not find in social networks the same richness of story, nor the same conditions of expression and visibility as on a blog. And that makes us happy!
In 2024, we hope to repeat the same experience with the 11th edition of our competition, to maintain our vitality and creativity, in order to produce specific content within RFI, dynamic, local and concerning.