Hello Karen,
Since you have know idea of what the questions would look like.
As someone who has talked about Wikimedia projects, Wikimedia photography contests (WLE, WLM etc) in tens of televisions and most recently Wiki Loves Earth on Channels TV, I can comfortably say that the questions are often simple.
You may likely be asked the following questions
1. What is Wiki Loves monuments about?
Answer. Wiki Loves Monuments is an annual international photographic competition held during the month of September, organised worldwide by Wikipedia community members with the help of local Wikimedia affiliates across the globe. Participants take pictures of local historical monuments and heritage sites in their region, and upload them to Wikimedia Commons, a repository of photographs. This year Denmark is one of the participating countries and the contest is coordinated by Wikimedia Denmark. We encourage people to highlight the heritage sites in Denmark and capture pictures of these monuments, and put them on Wikimedia Commons under a free licence which can then be re-used not only in Wikipedia but everywhere by everyone.
What is Wikimedia Commons?
Answer. Wikimedia Commons unlike Wikipedia, is an online repository of free-use images, sounds, other media, and JSON files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Most photos in the Internet are protected by copyright and cannot be reused without a written permission from the copyright holder. Wikimedia Commons is a platform where images may be reused without such written permission.
Who is eligible to participate?
Answer : Everyone is eligible to participate. It is not restricted to professional photographers only
What is the rule of the contest?
Answer The rule of the contest is simple.
1. Images contributed as part of this contest must be self taken and self uploaded;
2. Images collected must be uploaded during September 2019;
3. During the upload process, you give permission with a CC BY-SA license to re-use the image;
4. The photographed object or structure must be a monument.
You can also read more about free licenses, Denmark's copyright law, and freedom of panorama in Denmark.
I hope you find this useful.
Regards
Hi,
I am a bit nervous because a journalist wants to interview me on the national radio in Denmark today about WLM. What do I say?!?!
I am not afraid of speaking to groups and such, but I have little preparation and the Wikimedia PR person just retired! Plus I am the one responsible for WLM so it is my duty to be the one to talk. I have no idea how long this will last. 3 minutes at most. Maybe 5 if I am lucky or unlucky!
The journalist thought it was a great thing that all citizens can try and it involved open data, CC, and all that. Those might be the themes.
What would you say and does anyone have a template (in English preferably - too nervous for my French) for talking about WLM to the press?
Thanks so much!!
Regards, Karen Mardahl,
Vice-chair Wikimedia Denmark & WLM coordinator
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