Hey all,
We just published "News on Wikipedia: New exoplanet discovered, Tour de France concludes, and more" to the Wikimedia blog. URL:
We plan to send out five pieces of social for this story, spread through the next three days (or thereabouts) to keep things timely.
Please do comment for tone.
Twitter:
• The Kepler space telescope made yet another exciting discovery this week. #NewsOnWikipedia
• Burundi re-elected their president this week, but not without controversy. #NewsOnWikipedia
• British cyclist Chris Froome won his second Tour de France this week. #NewsOnWikipedia
• Zimbabwe's best-known lion, Cecil, was killed this week. #NewsOnWikipedia
• Windows 10 officially launched to the public this week. #NewsOnWikipedia
Facebook/G+:
• Kepler-452b is now the sixth-most earth-like exoplanet we know about. #NewsOnWikipedia
• Barack Obama was among those less than impressed with Burundi's newly re-elected president. #NewsOnWikipedia
• The Tour de France ended this week—but who came out on top? #NewsOnWikipedia
• Cecil, a famous Zimbabwean lion, was killed this week to massive backlash. #NewsOnWikipedia
• Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows 10, officially launched to the public this week. #NewsOnWikipedia
best,
Joe
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Joe Sutherland
Communications Intern [remote]