DW-WORLD.DE, the Internet presence of German foreign broadcaster Deutsche Welle, is sponsoring the second annual theBOBs — the Best of the Blogs Awards.

Being presented in nine languages, theBOBs will hopefully give bloggers, podcasters, readers, listeners and fans a look at the sites beyond what they usually visit. The focus again this year is on journalistic Weblogs and bloggers who use new media to spread information in regions that do not enjoy a free and robust press.

A jury of independent journalists and bloggers from around the world will select the contest’s winners and users will also be able to vote for their favorite blogs and podcasts in 13 categories (Best Weblog, Best Multimedia Blog, Best Podcasting Site, a special award from Reporters Without Borders, and Best Journalistic Blog).

There are three more days to submit sites.

Disclaimer: This post came from a DW-WORLD.DE employee.