Hey all,
We today published "News on Wikipedia: Japan shocks the rugby world, an earthquake strikes Chile, and more" to the Wikimedia blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/22/japan-rugby-chile-earthquake/
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:*
• Greece just had their second general election in nine months. #NewsOnWikipedia • Japan's military now has powers it hasn't had since World War II. #NewsOnWikipedia • A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile last week. #NewsOnWikipedia • Burkina Faso experienced its second major political uprising in two years. #NewsOnWikipedia • Japan won its first Rugby World Cup game since 1991... against the Springboks. #NewsOnWikipedia
*Facebook/G+:*
• Greece just held its third national vote of the year... #NewsOnWikipedia • Japan has promoted legislation allowing it to fight in foreign conflicts for the first time since World War II. #NewsOnWikipedia • An earthquake off the coast of Chile was felt in São Paulo — more than 1,600 miles away. #NewsOnWikipedia • Last year, a populist movement overthrew the President of Burkina Faso. Last week, the new President was overthrown in a coup d'état. #NewsOnWikipedia • Teams South Africa has lost to in a Rugby World Cup: England, New Zealand, Australia ... and now Japan. #NewsOnWikipedia
best, Joe