Covering the Eurovision Song Contest this year is proving fun, if not a teensy bit more tiring than an event like SXSW Interactive (to put it into some perspective for many of you). The coverage is breaking down into roughly four areas, and all of them have a different tone and aim. I thought I\u2019d go over them while \u2018in situ.\u2019<\/p>\n
Blogging at The Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n Although informal, these still have a tone of authority, and a decidedly pro-British viewpoint. probably the closest to the traditional view of \u2018reporting.\u2019 Al the coverage can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n Various Individual Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n Two that are public with my name on them include the Political Betting Guide<\/a> and All About Symbian\u2019s Guide to Eurovision on your Smartphone<\/a>. There are a few others not yet published which I\u2019ll link to here if i can.<\/p>\n Downloadable Commentaries<\/strong><\/p>\n A little experiment, providing an MP3 you can play at home while watching the semi-finals and finals<\/a>. This is reasonably neutral, with little bias towards any country. For those of you who grew up with Wogan it might be a bit too \u2018factual\u2019 for you but the reaction via email today from those who used it was good.<\/p>\n Twitter Commentary<\/strong><\/p>\n Now you all seemed to like this, and it defiantly had more sarcasm and wit than I thought it would \u2013 but when the Eurovision host is doing his best to be Matt Berry (The IT Crowd, Darkplace<\/em>), and you have a pink inflatable tank on stage, what can you do\u2026<\/p>\n It\u2019s also great (and a touch humbling) to read tweets like:<\/p>\n LucieSmith<\/a>@ewanspence<\/a><\/strong> can’t wait to see Thursday’s show – you make it sound amazing!!<\/p>\n squawkbox<\/a> @ewanspence<\/a><\/strong> Thanks for coverage, sadly we only saw 5 seconds of Tatu due to BBC Three doing their own thing.<\/p>\n owenblacker<\/a><\/strong> So, @bbceurovision<\/a>, why is it Graham Norton when both Paddy and @ewanspence<\/a> would be *much* more entertaining? :o)<\/p>\n digitalmaverick<\/a><\/strong> Grrr I meant c’mon BBC sign up @ewanspence<\/a> to do a Twitter feed or vocal commentary from #eurovision<\/p>\n scottm<\/a><\/strong> Loving Paddy O’Connell on the #eurovision commentary. He would been my first choice for the Final gig, 2nd @ewanspence<\/a>, 3rd Graham Norton<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n