A select group of bloggers have been given the same access as journalists at this week’s G20 summit, lending a very different perspective on proceedings. White Band Action are hosting 50 live bloggers from 22 different countries, who will be commenting here throughout.
The team, who were selected by public vote, include leading bloggers from developing countries, and experts of relevant topics, such as climate change and tax havens.
White Band Action is a joint effort from the UK government, Oxfam, Comic Relief, Save the Children, ONE and Blue State Digital, and aims to give a voice to those affected by the decisions that will be made by world leaders.
Oliver Buston, Europe Director of the Africa campaign group ONE said: “At ONE we’ve always been focused on empowering individuals to raise their voices against extreme poverty. This group of citizen-journalists includes some of the most articulate voices on this issue, and it’s exciting to be a part of bringing them to this international stage. The world’s poorest people are being hit hardest by a global crisis not of their making – the bloggers will have a chance to ask tough questions of world leaders, and demand solutions that will benefit everyone, not just the wealthy few. ”
This is a great experiment, and I will be keeping an eye on the G20voice site over the next few days.
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