Hi Lodewijk,
In your reply to Olushola you said:
"I hope you can perhaps also clarify whether 'in English' means that the original article has to be available in English, or that some translation should be available in English."
As Shola hasn't provided any clarification on this, note that the FAQ[1] for the award states:
Q: My article is in French, Portuguese, Swahili, or any other language that is not English. Can I submit a translated version? A: This year’s awards are focused on articles published in English. We are *not accepting translated articles*.
Best regards, Andreas
[1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/open-the-knowledge/journalism-award...
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, effe iets anders effeietsanders@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Olushola, thanks for working on efforts like this. I think it's definitely our
African communities that should be the judge of what shape works best for an award like this. Out of curiosity, as a way for us all to learn and maybe for Africans among us who want to participate in this conversation that you refer to, could you link to where this conversation/consultation is happening?
I hope you can perhaps also clarify whether 'in English' means that the
original article has to be available in English, or that some translation should be available in English. I think the former would be much more restrictive than the latter, especially if some translation resources (including community resources) are available.
Best, Lodewijk On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 1:48 PM Olushola Olaniyan <
olaniyanshola15@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear all,
My name is Olushola (User: Olaniyan Olushola). I am from Africa and have
been a Wikimedia since 2014 and passionate about language. I co-lead the Oral History documentation of Nigerian indigenous languages ( see more about it here ). I am part and parcel of the working group for this Journalism Award. Together with other community members and some foundation staff, we have co-created the submission guidelines and award criteria, including that articles should be English language articles published in a major outlet.
Everything regarding the rationale for this award is being done in
consultation with members of our African communities, aligned with our goals to increase exposure for the work we love in the region and close knowledge gaps.
One thing to mention is that articles about Africa, especially written
by journalists with a local perspective, must be better represented in our language Wikipedias, including English.
With this being a brand-new initiative, it was the best time to learn.
It is a pilot, and we all see this as an experiment to draw more
attention to journalists' important role as content creators on Wikipedia.
You will agree that we need to celebrate existing journalism excellence
that helps fill knowledge gaps online.
The working group conferred, and since this is a pilot, we decided
together that it was a good idea to consider the need to limit the scope to collect data and insights easily. We understand the sentiment behind language in Africa and beyond, and we always wanted to keep everything simple. We know that no language is superior to the other, so this is a pilot. From here, we will likely assess the impact we can have before scaling.
We wish to expand this initiative with more regional volunteers should
it succeed - and we hope it will.
We already have more than a hundred entries!
Thank you
Shola
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