MySpace,
the world’s premier social network, today kicks-off "MySpace Journal”—a
competition in partnership with The Wall Street Journal and the World
Economic Forum which gives MySpace users the opportunity to become a
special correspondent at the world’s most prestigious conference, the
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.
The "MySpace Journal” winner, chosen by a panel of experts, will join
the Davos press corps and leverage the MySpace platform to report on
conference news and interview world leaders about issues relevant to the
global MySpace community.
"We’re giving one user the opportunity of a lifetime—access to the most
prestigious conference in the world during one of the most critical and
historical moments in time,” said Chris DeWolfe, CEO and Co-Founder of
MySpace. "Davos brings together thought leaders from around the globe to
focus on solutions to the problems we face on an international level and
we are thrilled that MySpace can serve as a platform for users all over
the world to explore, connect and communicate about these important
issues.”
The "MySpace Journal” competition encourages anyone to upload a video at http://www.myspace.com/myspacejournal
explaining why they should be chosen to travel to Davos and represent
the global MySpace community as the special correspondent. A panel of
expert judges including Mark Adams (Head of Communications of the World
Economic Forum), Arianna Huffington (Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of
The Huffington Post), Frank Luntz (Communications Specialist and
Political Consultant) and Chris DeWolfe (CEO and Co-Founder of MySpace)
will select the winner while the MySpace community rates their favorite
submissions.
Applicants must share why they should be chosen to attend Davos and
report on the conference for the global MySpace community as well as any
one of the below questions:
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If you were given the opportunity to take one person (living or
historical figure) to Davos in order to make an impact on the
conference, who would it be and why?
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If you could engage the entire MySpace community in doing one thing to
help make an economic difference, what would it be?
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Why do you deserve the chance to attend the World Economic Forum as
the MySpace Special Correspondent and how will your participation
engage the audience?
"Over the past 5 years the World Economic Forum has opened its doors to
bloggers and has been active on social media platforms. Therefore we are
particularly pleased to welcome a citizen reporter from the MySpace
community to report from the Annual Meeting in Davos,” said Mark Adams,
Head of Communications of the World Economic Forum.
"MySpace Journal” winners will receive:
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All-expense paid travel to/from Davos, Switzerland
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Congress and Media Centre Access
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Lunch with Wall Street Journal editors
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Syndication of the winner’s MySpace blog via WSJ.com
"MySpace Journal” winners will submit daily blogs and bulletins
documenting their Davos experience via http://www.myspace.com/myspacejournal.
The winner will upload conference pictures and interact with other
reporters on-site including top Wall Street Journal reporters and the
hundreds of global leaders attending the event.
For more information on the "MySpace Journal” competition please visit http://www.myspace.com/myspacejournal.
About MySpace
MySpace,
a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal
for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a
positive impact on the world. MySpace has created a connected global
community by integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail,
music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings,
events, groups, college communities, and member forums. MySpace's
international network includes more than 30 localized community sites in
the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, Austria,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, India, Japan, and New
Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS)
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2008.
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