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Sarkozy. Hollande. Socialiste. Populaire.
The words have been bouncing around the liveblogosphere as the presidential race in France heats up.
The first ballot is set to be held April 22, with a run-off on May 6 if necessary.
And French media are using the opportunity to flex their liveblogging muscles.
Today, on the last day of campaigning, Le Nouvel Observateur has set up a liveblog to follow politicians’ movements.
The weekly French magazine is publishing Tweets direct from the president and photos from the streets. Original posts are coming in from reporters, pulling people to other links on the site.
Le Parisien has been particularly active, with coverage of the candidates’ announcements, meetings and debates.
Over the past couple of weeks, the French daily newspaper has been hot on the election trail and using real-time media to discuss what the politicians are doing. On April 11, for instance, the organization published a liveblog about the candidates’ debate. On April 12, there was a follow-up debate – and a liveblog following that, too.
In their coverage, Le Parisien reporters posted messages and pulled in Tweets. They published pictures and video of parties’ bloggers and Tweeters gathered to work at the “Riposte Party.” And they had comments coming in from readers, building a discussion about the debates on their site.
Radio France certainly isn’t slacking on the liveblog front, either.
In March, they reported on current President Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign through ScribbleLive. They used photos, original posts and audio to report and comment on a rally.
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Sarkozy. Hollande. Socialiste. Populaire.
Dès le debut de la campagne présidentielle en France actuelle, ces mots apparaissent sur les liveblogs sans cesse.
Le premier tour de scrutin se passe le 22 avril, et le 6 mai, si c’est nécessaire.
Par conséquence, les média français utilisent l’occasion pour fléchir leurs muscles journalistiques avec des blogs en direct.
Aujourd’hui, le dernier jour de la campagne, Le Nouvel Observateur a publié un blog en direct pour suivre les mouvements des candidats.
Le magazine hebdomadaire a publié les Tweets du président ainsi que des photos sur leur site. On s’en trouve des messages originaux de ses journalistes, qui encouragent du aux autres pages du site.
Le Parisien était aussi actif, avec des blogs en direct d’annonces des candidats, des réunions et des débats.
Au cours des deux dernières semaines, Le Quotidien était à la piste électorale et a utilisé les média en temps réel pour discuter ce que les hommes politiques faisaient. Le 11 avril, l’organisation a publié un blog en direct sur le débat des candidats. Le 12 avril, il y’en a eu un autre – et alors un autre blog en direct.
Les journalistes du Parisien ont posté des messages et ont utilisé les Tweets. Ils ont publié des photos et des vidéos d’une fête des blogeurs et “Tweeteurs” qui se sont réunis pour travailler à la « Riposte Party ». Ils ont eu les commentaires des lecteurs et la construction d’une discussion sur les débats sur leur site.
Radio France n’est pas resté à leur couverture en direct non plus.
En mars, ils ont rapporté sur la campagne de président Nicolas Sarkozy, avec ScribbleLive. À une rallaye, ils ont publié des photos, des messages originaux et des clips d’audio.
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Today we launched ScribbleLive’s new Canadian election section: Canada Votes 2008. We’re going to maintain liveblogs of what’s happening in the campaign leading up to the vote on October 18th. The night of, we’ll have live feeds of the results coming in and key ridings being won and lost. Join in with us, or create your own election liveblog with the keyword “Canvote08″ in the title. Should be a fun night! 
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