Claire Ulrich grew up in West and Central Africa. Claire has 20 years of professional experience in print and TV media, but in 2004 she discovered the world of citizen journalism. Her work for Ohmynews brought her to the attention of Global Voices, and she now edits the French edition. As a journalist and linguist, Claire is particularly interested in translation tools, freedom of expression online and Internet skills in developing countries. Claire Ulrich is Jury-member of THE BOBs Deutsche Welle Blog Awards and speaks on the panel presented in cooperation with Deutsche Welle.