[Wikinews-l] Wikipedia's 'In the news'

[Joe Anderson]

Something that has often confused me is Wikipedia's 'In the news' section.

More often than not, the stories are the exact same as Wikinews', and 
in my opinion the presence of this section on Wikipedia actually stops 
people visiting Wikinews, as they can get all their important news off 
Wikipedia.

To me, it seems counterproductive that a news story (I know Wikipedia 
doesn't do news, but current events often is effectively a news story) 
has to effectively be written twice (once on Wikinews and once on 
Wikipedia, due to licensing issues) when both projects are hosted by 
the same people and share a common goal: to provide free content.

Could the two somehow be linked closer than a mere hyperlink? Could 
Wikipedia grab Wikinews' feed for the 'In the news' section or could 
content be copied off Wikinews onto Wikipedia once the new licence has 
been implemented?

Would Wikinews not really benefit if current events editors on 
Wikipedia moved over to it?

I'm sure this has been discussed hundreds of times but I am curious 
what the past consensus has been.