WikimediaIndia-l May 2016

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[Press]: Lessons and tips on getting media coverage
by Noopur Raval 25 Sep '18

25 Sep '18

Dear all, Over the past one month, we've been working with community members from Assamese, Kannada Malayalam and Nepali communities to get maximum possible media coverage and press support in order to highlight their community and events and hopefully get new editors for our movement. In all cases, I help prepare the press release<http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%…>(as, kn, ml, ne), then community members translate it and then we work together to try and reach out to the widest possible audience. Here are a few links to the press releases and newspaper articles. There are a few in local language papers that are not online. Also, all these reports are due to the collaborative effort and very important follow up by community members like Jyoti, Bishnu, Gitartha, Omshivaprakash, Anoop, Ramesh, Kannan, Sujith, Saroj and Ganesh for the communities respectively. Assamese: http://www.northeasttoday.in/our-states/assam/assamese-wikipedia-celebrates… http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=765639 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article3… http://www.sify.com/news/assamese-wikipedia-completes-10-years-of-existence… http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/assamese-wikipedia-completes-10-… http://issuu.com/assamese/docs/ghy_13062012?mode=window&backgroundColor#222… http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120611/jsp/northeast/story_15594299.jsp http://sevensisterspost.com/?p=17895 http://amarasom.glpublications.in/Details.aspx?id=9509&boxid=103211609 Kannada: http://epaper.udayavani.com/Display.aspx?Pg=H&Edn=MN&DispDate=6/18/2012 http://allevents.in/Bangalore/483961428297721 Malayalam: http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=82424 http://keralaitnews.com/state-scan/other-cities/4717-kollam-to-host-malayal… http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3351423.e… http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-14/social-media/3134186… http://www.techgoss.com/Story/557S12-Wiki-Malayalam-Meet-held-at-Kerala.aspx http://article.wn.com/view/2012/04/28/Malayalam_wiki_most_innovative/ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/sci-tech/hitech/malayalam-wiki-most… http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-wikipedia-could-be-emulated/253196-60-… http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article390787.ece Nepali: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34914418/Nagarik_Article.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34914418/karobar_article.png Radio Sagarmatha broadcasted an interview with a Wikipedian Ganesh Paudel... Radio Nepal Bani Broadcasted an interview with Wikipedians located in Kathmandu (Mr. Ganesh Paudel and Mr. Saroj Dhakal) Just thought I'd share a few pointers based on what went right and what could have been better on my part. This may help you in the future if you too are looking to get media attention for your community and events. A few lessons: *Planning:* - Database of contacts: We have put in place a fairly comprehensive database of English as well as local press, television and radio contacts. I'd be happy to share them with anyone who needs to get in touch with journalists. - In case of local language newspapers, calling a journalist/newspaper office or personally visiting them to give the press brief always works better than e-mailing. Most local language newspapers still prefer a hard copy of the brief or even ask for a fax sometimes. - For the Assamese anniversary celebrations, we had an agenda well in advance and we (the community members and I) made sure the press release was ready in English as well as in Assamese so we could send it out to newspapers, television channels and radio stations. - Regarding English language newspapers, it is always advisable to call first and then e-mail the brief to a senior editor as well as a staff reporter (at least two people within the organization) to ensure the story receives due attention. Attaching a few photographs of your past meetups is a good idea. - It is advisable to translate the press release and attach both versions while sending it to the journalist. - If you are planning to have an event on the weekend, make sure you call and e-mail much earlier during the week. *Event:* - Always make sure to invite the journalists to your event. This will not only help in getting a comprehensive story but will also encourage them to take up editing. - Dealing with news channels and radio stations: While DY 365 channel covered the Assamese meetup, other channels did not bother to follow up. For radio, it *only* works if you speak to them in local language. *Other tips:* - It is a *must* to put in a contact number of preferably an email ID at the end of a press release. Maybe all communities should have either a chapter email ID (like bengali(a)wikimedia.in) or a gmail ID run by an active community member. This can be super useful and will avoid giving out personal details. - Building a quote pool: How about we keep a few quotes from different community members on the basics - (examples: why I edit, how I edit, what is your message to fellow Marathi/Tamil/Gujarati speakers) ? Of course, quotes from people are crucial and must not be misused but, this can help the Chapter communications team too - Getting the article right: Spelling mistakes, misquoted information, erroneous figures are a common problem with Wikipedia stories. Although it may not always be possible, do request the journalist to show you the article before publishing it. - Targeting news agencies: After the Assamese press experience, I realized having one PTI press release ensures that the story reaches at least 4-5 newspapers. This is a very effective way of maximizing media coverage. I might have missed out on a few lessons and invite community members and the chapter communication team to contribute with more inputs. Maybe we can even document this on Meta for future reference. Thank you, Best Noopur -- Noopur Raval

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Please add your name to the Geographical List of Indian Wikipedians
by Ashwin Baindur 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

Hello friends, This is a link I recommend you to bookmark. http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Geographical_distribution_of_Indian_Wikipedians This list is useful for outreach & also whenever someone needs Wiki-Help in a particular city. It would be great if Wikipedians could update this list.:) We have the following completely unrepresented states/UTs: * Andaman & Nicobar Islands * Arunachal Pradesh * Assam * Chandigarh * Chhattisgarh * Dadra, Nagar & Haveli * Daman & Diu * Goa * Himachal Pradesh * Jammu & Kashmir * Jharkhand (AngPradesh is in Mumbai) * Lakshadweep * Manipur * Meghalaya * Mizoram * Puducherry * Punjab (oye, ye ki hoya!) * Nagaland * Uttar Pradesh * Uttarakhand Okay, all you admins, please update your status (Mikey my boy, that means you too)! Abroad, we dont have Indic Wikipedians listed for: * Africa * Australia * Asia (other than India) * Middle East * North America * South America Unless you would like to stay off list, of course that's acceptable too. May I also request Tinu / list admins to please forward it all the Indic language & city Wikimedia lists. We need this resource to be as comprehensible as possible. Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------

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Gujarati Wikisource completed - "Saraswatichandra".
by sushant savla 07 Jun '16

07 Jun '16

Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce that Gujarati Wikisource has uploaded one of the best known Gujarati piece of Literature, Saraswatichandra (Novel). This Novel has 4 volumes and more than 1770 Pages. It was written over a period of 15 years, with the first volume being published in 1887 and the fourth one in 1902. The Hindi film Saraswatichandra, released in 1968, was based on this novel and also 2013 television series of the same name which was broadcast on Star Plus in 2013–14. Volunteers of Gujarati Community has worked for 9 months, to bring this master piece of literature to the people. The work on this project started on 20.08.2015. This became the 79th book on the Gujarati Wikisource. The following wiki medians participated in the proejct : Ashok Vaishnav (User: Amvaishnav), Krishnakumar J Thakar (User:kjthaker), Vyom (User:Vyom25),Kabirdas Vankar (User:Kabirdas Vankar ), Vikas Kaila (User:વિકાસ કૈલા),Nizil Shah(User:Nizil Shah), Kartik Mistry (User:KartikMistry), Satishchandra Patel (User:સતિષચંદ્ર), Sushant Savla (User:Sushant savla). Ekatra Foundation and Forbes Gujarati Sabha also provided technical support. Link of the Novel on wiki source: https://gu.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B… Thanking you. Regards. Sushant Savla

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New Readers Research India :: June 13 - 27
by Joe Sutherland 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

Hey everyone, Wanted to provide an update on the upcoming Wikimedia Foundation’s New Readers research in India. We have taken feedback from a few folks, and enjoyed a good chat with Yohann Thomas on priority research needs. Reflecting these, we will be in India from June 13 to 27. The research will focus on: - Urban, semi-urban, and rural internet users - in Hindi, Tamil, and English languages - From education, technology, and rural industry backgrounds - Around the Delhi (including nearby Noida and Gurgaon) and Chennai areas We're really looking forward to visiting India and learning more about the many different kinds of internet users there, and of course, to potentially meeting some of you during our travels! If you are in or around Delhi / Chennai, please email me so we can connect. Warmly, Joe Sutherland -- *Joe Sutherland* Community Advocate (International) joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | +44 (0) 7722 916 433

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Participate in the Inspire Campaign on Addressing Harassment
by Chris "Jethro" Schilling 31 May '16

31 May '16

I am pleased to announce the launch of the third Inspire Campaign for IdeaLab, focused on addressing harassment of Wikimedia project contributors: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire> Harassment diminishes the experience of contributing and participation for a substantial number of individuals, even those who simply witness it. Current methods of dealing with harassment are considered unacceptable as they often do not lead to productive outcomes.[1] During the month-long campaign, you are invited to submit & review ideas on how to better address harassment. Consider joining a team to help make an idea happen. Ideas can be submitted in any language, and focus on research, building tools or software, outreach efforts, or something completely new. Grants are available from the Wikimedia Foundation to fund projects that are eligible for financial support.[2] Ideas focused on changes to community policies and guidelines are also welcome. Google Hangout sessions are also scheduled in June if you’d like to discuss your idea or have questions about WMF grants.[3] Questions about the campaign can be directed at the Inspire talk page.[4] An FAQ page about the campaign is also available.[5] If you want to help make your projects safer for everyone to participate in, I encourage you to participate in this Inspire Campaign. I believe we can work together to address this difficult and important issue. With thanks, Chris "Jethro" Schilling I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)> Community Organizer, Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> [1] < https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harassment_Survey_2015_-_Results_Re… > [2] <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start> [3] <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events> [4] <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:IdeaLab/Inspire> [5] <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire/FAQ>

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Train-the-Trainer 2016: Event details and invitation to participate
by Tito Dutta 25 May '16

25 May '16

Greetings from CIS-A2K, It gives us great pleasure to inform that the Train-the-Trainer 2016 programme <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Train_the_Trainer_Program/20…> organised by CIS-A2K is going to be held from 17-19 June, Bangalore. Train-the-Trainer programme was conceptualised in order to bridge the gap between wiki volunteers/enthusiasts who would like to conduct off reach activities and have been discouraged due to non availability of resources and support. The three day residential event will include presentations by the participants regarding a plan to improve their wiki-projects, expert sessions about conducting effective outreach activities, best practices from the global wiki communities, revised grant structure of WMF, activities to understand WMF strategy and vision, understanding global metrics and coming up with a concrete plan by participants in association with A2K to improve their wiki-projects. A2K invites Wikimedians to apply for this programme. Participants will be selected based on their on wiki and off wiki activities and their responses to the questions asked in the Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1AmbA609Foy5gNLRw1SgK4r0YF8yFwcLLhNdvvrpC1z… Selected participants are required to finish pre-work assigned to them without fail. Please fill the Google form given below and write to us at tanveer(a)cis-india.org, tito(a)cis-india.org and rahim(a)cis-india.org for more details. Regards,

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CIS-A2K Newsletter April 2016
by Tito Dutta 23 May '16

23 May '16

Hello, Centre for Internet and Society’s Access To Knowledge (CIS-A2K) program would like to share with you the newsletter below for the month of April 2016. We look forward to hear any feedback or input you might have. == Odia-language Women’s History Month edit-a-thons == Last month, the second Women’s History Month edit-a-thon ( https://goo.gl/VjCPgq) began on Odia-language Wikimedia sites. With a theme of Women I am inspired by, the event aimed to improve articles on these notable individuals. Twenty articles were created and ten were improved, thanks to the dozens of participants—seven of which were women who went on to found an informal group for female editors (https://goo.gl/K5D6CX) on the Odia Wikipedia. Among the participants, eight were brand-new. We reached out to Rajalaxmi Mishra(https://goo.gl/cxrkL2) to talk about their experience. Rajalaxmi is a MCA student who began editing the Odia Wikipedia after a Utkal University workshop (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Utkal_University_workshop). Annie Besant (https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/ଆନି_ବେସାନ୍ତ), an article she has been working on since the edit-a-thon (in part thanks to Content Translation https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/01/29/content-translation-50000-articles/), is now among the top ten longest articles on the site, and she has also put in time editing Sudha Chandran (https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/ସୁଧା_ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରନ୍ ). . . . Read more on Wikimedia Blog ( https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/09/bangla-translations-odia-womens-histo… ) == Program reports == ⬤ Subray, Ananth. Edit-a-thon organised at Christ University Bangalore to celebrate Women’s Day ( http://cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/edit-a-thon-organised-at-christ-univ…). A day-long edit-a-thon was organised at Christ University Bangalore on March 12, 2016 to celebrate the Women’s Day and grow the women-related articles on Kannada Wikipedia. ⬤ Panigrahi, Subhasish, Celebrating the 13th anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia ( http://cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/kannada-wikipedias-13-year-old-journ…), reports 13th anniversary celebration of Kannada Wikipedia, 19 April 2016( http://cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/kannada-wikipedias-13-year-old-journ…), 19 April 2016 The Kannada-language Wikipedia, arguably the largest online encyclopedia in Kannada language, celebrated its 13th anniversary on February 14, 2016 in Mangalore. ⬤ Patnaik, Sailesh. Introducing Odia Wikipedia to students of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar ( http://cis-india.org/openness/introducing-odia-wikipedia-to-students-of-utk…) reports a workshop organised at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha for the students of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and Master in Arts, Department of Odia-language. 24 April 2016 A four-hour-long workshop was organised at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on February 25, 2016 for the students of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and Master in Arts, Department of Odia-language. == Articles/blogs == ⬤ Eight Challenges Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to Overcome ( https://globalvoices.org/2016/04/27/eight-challenges-indian-language-wikipe…), GlobalVoices, 27 April 2016 === Upcoming events === 14th birth anniversary of Odia Wikipedia https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:ଜନ୍ମତିଥି/୧୪ (5 June 2016, Bhubaneswar, Odisha) The Odia Wikimedia community is organizing the 14th birth anniversary of Odia Wikipedia on April 5 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The community and CIS-A2K are collaboratively planning to organise a series of training programmes to learn more about advanced editing on specific areas where they are facing problem with. == Media coverage == In this month we have organised or participated in this event: ⬤ Odia gets more space in e-world – 20% rise in Unicode use in past two years ( http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160407/jsp/odisha/story_78701.jsp#.Vz7eMT_h7…), The Telegraph, 7 April 2016 ⬤ Exercise to Correct articles in Tulu Wikipedia begins ( http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/exercise-to-correct-articles-in-tulu-wikipedi…), The Hindu, 28 April 2016 == Train-a-Wikipedian == This month the following Train-a-Wikipedian session were conducted: ⬤ 19 April ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Train-a-Wikipedian/Sessions/2016-04… ) ⬤ 22 April ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Train-a-Wikipedian/Sessions/2016-04… ) ⬤ 28 April ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Train-a-Wikipedian/Sessions/2016-04… ) == Keep me updated! == If you want to receive news from this program, please sign-up here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/Subscribe This newsletter is also available on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/April_2016

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Wiki Loves Earth 2016 in India
by Sanket Oswal 22 May '16

22 May '16

Dear all, *Wiki Loves Earth* (*WLE*) is an annual international photographic competition held during the month of May, organised worldwide by theWikipedia community members <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedians> with the help of local Wikimedia affiliates across the globe. Participants take pictures of local natural heritage and scenic landscape in their countries, and upload them on Wikimedia Commons <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons>. The aim of the event is to highlight the conservation areas <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_area> of the participating countries with the goal to encourage people to capture pictures of these sights, and to put them under a free license which can then be re-used not only in Wikipedia but everywhere by everyone across different domains. India participated in such a photography contest for the first time in 2014. The winners could be found here <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2014/Winners#In…>. This year WMIN is participating again and we need your support. Do you have pictures of protected areas of India <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_areas_of_India>, or from your recent trip to any national park <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_India> on your computer? This is a great opportunity to give them a second life in this Wiki Loves Earth contest. In addition to being seen by everyone, your pictures could be included in Wikipedia and contribute to the knowledge of India’s natural beauty <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_area>. Freely licensed photos collected through Wikipedia Loves Earth may also be reused elsewhere than in Wikipedia. You can upload photos that may have been taken by you at any time. The key criteria to be eligible for the contest are that they are to be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons during June 2016. You can sign up as a volunteer and participate in discussion over here <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India>. Thanks, Sanket

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Fwd: [cultural-partners] a new statistics tool
by Asaf Bartov 20 May '16

20 May '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ryan Kaldari <rkaldari(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, May 19, 2016 at 3:57 PM Subject: [cultural-partners] a new statistics tool To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination - closed list < cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch> There is a new tool available for generating pageview statistics for sets of pages: http://tools.wmflabs.org/massviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org You can either analyze an entire category or give it a PagePile ID (See https://tools.wmflabs.org/pagepile/). (This is just for getting page view statistics, not media view statistics.) If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can either email me or add them at https://github.com/MusikAnimal/pageviews/issues. _______________________________________________ Cultural-Partners mailing list Cultural-Partners(a)wikimedia.ch https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/cultural-partners Please treat emails sent to this list as confidential.Ask senders for permission before forwarding emails off-list. -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing Rapid Grants
by Asaf Bartov 18 May '16

18 May '16

New grants program from WMF: A. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Wang <awang(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Tue, May 17, 2016 at 8:11 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing Rapid Grants To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello Wikimedians, We are excited to announce the launch of a new Wikimedia Foundation grants program, Rapid Grants! Rapid grants fund Wikimedia community members -- individuals, groups, or organizations contributing to Wikimedia projects -- to organize projects throughout the year for up to USD 2,000. Projects can include experiments or standard needs that don't need broad review to get started. Applications are reviewed weekly by WMF staff. Read more about the new program and apply here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid Questions? Email rapidgrants(a)wikimedia.org For more information about next steps and important dates for the grants program redesign, please visit: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Imple… Cheers, Alex -- Alexandra Wang Program Officer Community Resources Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org

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