euonym (n):
1. (obscure) A name well suited to a person, place or thing so named.
2. (contemp.) The name of the weblog of the new head of media at the European Commission office in London.
My name is Antonia and I’m a British citizen who has been working for the European Commission since 1995. Since 2003 I’ve been involved on the media side, as a Spokesperson, most recently for Science and Research, and now as Head of Media in our London office.
I went to the London School of Economics and just this year took part in the Eisenhower Fellowship Multination Programme, the subject of 2 of my blogs.
I have 2 cats, play bass guitar, direct theatre, love to knit and am loving all the possibilities of things to do that London will give me.
8 Comments
September 1, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Just love the picture of the hair flapping about over some gorge leading to the way beyond – is that significant?
Keep blogging, esp. re. Euromyths; someone’s gotta do it, and the UK gov. is clearly not up to the job (not that it gives a flying toss).
September 1, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Was just the only picture that fit the space given! It’s the Corinth Canal actually. Thanks for the support, will do my best…
October 1, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Hi Antonia, love the blog! I am a journalism student and at the moment I am writing my dissertation, which focuses on the EU and the British press. As you probably know, people don’t know a lot about the EU in this country, and the Euro skeptic press only fans false preconceptions and Euromyths. I was just wondering what your take is on how to educate people, and why the media are so biased and suspicious of the EU?
Thanks and keep up the good work, Sam.
February 2, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Hi,
I like your blog a lot. Let’s really get the discussion on communicating Europe going – not least how to stimulate it with and in all the new interactive tools.
I strongly believe that we actively have to use many important elements of Obama’s very successful on-line communication strategy
Niels
March 11, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Hello Antonia,
Nicely written blog and absolutely the right thing to be doing. Are you that mythical creature the Commission “e-ambassador”? Not yet often seen in the wild, but hopefully multiplying rapidly…
The web editors of the European Parliament (the day-job authors of what you find on the top news page at http://www.europarl.eu) have also set out into the blogosphere, via their new site http://www.ep-webeditors.eu. Maybe you’d like to check us out.
March 13, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Hello
Do you answer questions about the EU here
or is there another enquiry point?
best regards
William
March 14, 2009 at 1:53 am
I can try, but your best first point of call is Europe Direct: http://ec.europa.eu/europedirect/index_en.htm
July 21, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Love the picture. Great location. I have a question. As a creative company i’d like to know how we can get involved with the visual communications development side of the European Commission.
Thank you.