Hey all,

We just published "News on Wikipedia: Stock markets plunge, train attack thwarted, and more" to the Wikimedia blog. URL: 

http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/25/stocks-plunge-train-attack/

We plan to send out five pieces of social for this story, spread through the rest of the week to keep things timely.

Please do comment for tone.

Twitter:

• An airshow jet crashed into cars on a busy road last week. #NewsOnWikipedia

• The ancient Temple of Baalshamin in Syria has been destroyed by ISIL. #NewsOnWikipedia

• This week wasn't great for stockbrokers. #NewsOnWikipedia

• A wildfire raging in Washington just became the state's largest ever. #NewsOnWikipedia

• Train passengers fought off a gunman in France last week. #NewsOnWikipedia

Facebook/G+:

• At least eleven drivers were killed on Saturday as a jet plane crashed into a busy English road. #NewsOnWikipedia

• The Temple of Baalshamin had stood for thousands of years. This week, it was announced ISIL had destroyed it. #NewsOnWikipedia

• This wasn't a good week to be a stockbroker... #NewsOnWikipedia

• A wildfire in Washington state has now burnt through over 400 square miles of land. #NewsOnWikipedia

• Seven train passengers were awarded France's highest honor for their role in subduing a gunman. #NewsOnWikipedia

best,

Joe

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Joe Sutherland
Communications Intern [remote]

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