Nine Lords a-blogging - 14 March, 2008
Nine Lords a-blogging
Unique collaborative blog launched to engage with public
http://www.lordsoftheblog.net/
Lords of the Blog [http://www.lordsoftheblog.net/] is a new collaborative online blog, launched and written by Members of the House of Lords to increase public engagement with the work of the Upper House and its Members.
Nine Peers have come together from across the House to make short regular entries providing an insight into the business of the House of Lords and to talk about their own activities in and around the Chamber. Members will write and upload material and moderate user comments themselves.
Lords of the Blog [http://www.lordsoftheblog.net/] will be made available to the public for their comments and contributions from Monday 17 March, 2008.
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For the next six months the Hansard Society will evaluate the pilot, capturing data about the audience of the blog in order to assess its reach and value.
Barry Griffiths, Lords of the Blog Manager, at the Hansard Society commented:
"This is a fascinating pilot to be involved in as the House of Lords is packed full of expertise on a whole range of topical subjects. It's great to see the peers involved become more comfortable using the blog as a communication tool to raise awareness and engage with the public on issues relating to the role and business of the House of Lords."
Editors' Notes
Contributing Members include:
- Lord Soley
- Lord Norton
- Lord Tyler
- Lord Lipsey
- Lord Dholakia
- Baroness D'Souza
- Lord Teverson
- Baroness Young of Hornsey
- Baroness Murphy
- The pilot is funded by the House of Lords and will run for six months initially.
- The blog has been running on a development site since January to help get the contributing members up to speed. All the posts published during this test period will be available to read.
- For more information about this pilot please contact Virginia Gibbons, Communications Manager at the Hansard Society on 0207 438 1225 or 07812 765 552.