Does anyone have a "template" press release they have used for the local press?
Bristol will be TFA on 7 March and I wondered if it would be worth putting out a press release to local papers etc to encourage more people to edit.
Rod
Pardon my ignorance - what's TFA?
However, I echo the question as would be handy for the Leeds Art+Feminism event
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:25 Rod Ward rod@rodspace.co.uk wrote:
Does anyone have a “template” press release they have used for the local press?
Bristol will be TFA on 7 March and I wondered if it would be worth putting out a press release to local papers etc to encourage more people to edit.
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PS If NOT happy to work with people on the UK wiki to draft something :)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:50 Katherine Bavage katherine.bavage@gmail.com wrote:
Pardon my ignorance - what's TFA?
However, I echo the question as would be handy for the Leeds Art+Feminism event
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:25 Rod Ward rod@rodspace.co.uk wrote:
Does anyone have a “template” press release they have used for the local press?
Bristol will be TFA on 7 March and I wondered if it would be worth putting out a press release to local papers etc to encourage more people to edit.
Rod _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Hello,
I'm not aware of such a press release, but I'll ask round the office.
TFA stands for Today's Featured Article. Each day the front page has a different article which has gone through Wikipedia's review processes and has been assessed as one of its best articles. You can spot Featured Articles by the little bronze star in the top right hand corner of the article.
When articles appear on the front page they typically see a big spike in reader numbers. So yesterday's TFA was seen by 37,000 people https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-29&end=2016-02-17&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish compared to its usual level of 250 https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-28&end=2016-02-16&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish. TFA is the top left section on desktop view, and the first thing you see after the search option on mobile.
Richard
On 18 February 2016 at 10:51, Katherine Bavage katherine.bavage@gmail.com wrote:
PS If NOT happy to work with people on the UK wiki to draft something :)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:50 Katherine Bavage katherine.bavage@gmail.com wrote:
Pardon my ignorance - what's TFA?
However, I echo the question as would be handy for the Leeds Art+Feminism event
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:25 Rod Ward rod@rodspace.co.uk wrote:
Does anyone have a “template” press release they have used for the local press?
Bristol will be TFA on 7 March and I wondered if it would be worth putting out a press release to local papers etc to encourage more people to edit.
Rod _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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Ahah! Somewhat better than the DYK I scored once!
This is awesome. Rod I'm happy to help with drafting a press release if you want? Also make sure you get WMUK to share on twitter as tbh thats where a lot of journos pick things up when they're trying to put together web or broadcast items of interest for the afternoon
:)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 11:13 Richard Nevell richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Hello,
I'm not aware of such a press release, but I'll ask round the office.
TFA stands for Today's Featured Article. Each day the front page has a different article which has gone through Wikipedia's review processes and has been assessed as one of its best articles. You can spot Featured Articles by the little bronze star in the top right hand corner of the article.
When articles appear on the front page they typically see a big spike in reader numbers. So yesterday's TFA was seen by 37,000 people https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-29&end=2016-02-17&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish compared to its usual level of 250 https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-28&end=2016-02-16&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish. TFA is the top left section on desktop view, and the first thing you see after the search option on mobile.
Richard
On 18 February 2016 at 10:51, Katherine Bavage <katherine.bavage@gmail.com
wrote:
PS If NOT happy to work with people on the UK wiki to draft something :)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:50 Katherine Bavage katherine.bavage@gmail.com wrote:
Pardon my ignorance - what's TFA?
However, I echo the question as would be handy for the Leeds Art+Feminism event
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:25 Rod Ward rod@rodspace.co.uk wrote:
Does anyone have a “template” press release they have used for the local press?
Bristol will be TFA on 7 March and I wondered if it would be worth putting out a press release to local papers etc to encourage more people to edit.
Rod _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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Thanks,
Sorry I should have said “Todays’ Featured Article” (TFA), some of which get hundreds of thousands of page views in a 24 hour period. I was hoping to use it to encourage others in the local area to get involved.
I’ve drafted the attached & I’d welcome any suggestions for improvement, copyediting etc. I would be hoping to send this out to local media 7-10 days before the significant date.
Rod
From: Wikimediauk-l [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Bavage Sent: 18 February 2016 13:40 To: UK Wikimedia mailing list Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] ? template press release for local press
Ahah! Somewhat better than the DYK I scored once!
This is awesome. Rod I'm happy to help with drafting a press release if you want? Also make sure you get WMUK to share on twitter as tbh thats where a lot of journos pick things up when they're trying to put together web or broadcast items of interest for the afternoon
:)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 11:13 Richard Nevell richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Hello,
I'm not aware of such a press release, but I'll ask round the office.
TFA stands for Today's Featured Article. Each day the front page has a different article which has gone through Wikipedia's review processes and has been assessed as one of its best articles. You can spot Featured Articles by the little bronze star in the top right hand corner of the article.
When articles appear on the front page they typically see a big spike in reader numbers. So yesterday's TFA was seen by 37,000 people https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-29&end=2016-02-17&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish compared to its usual level of 250 https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-28&end=2016-02-16&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish . TFA is the top left section on desktop view, and the first thing you see after the search option on mobile.
Richard
On 18 February 2016 at 10:51, Katherine Bavage katherine.bavage@gmail.com wrote:
PS If NOT happy to work with people on the UK wiki to draft something :)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:50 Katherine Bavage katherine.bavage@gmail.com wrote:
Pardon my ignorance - what's TFA?
However, I echo the question as would be handy for the Leeds Art+Feminism event
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:25 Rod Ward rod@rodspace.co.uk wrote:
Does anyone have a “template” press release they have used for the local press?
Bristol will be TFA on 7 March and I wondered if it would be worth putting out a press release to local papers etc to encourage more people to edit.
Rod
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Hi Rod I had a quick go at editing attached (apologies, I haven't put it on Wiki), to do with as you wish.
It'd be good to have a template guidance for things like this, are there resources already(?) or could any volunteers/staff put something together? (For me, I'm really keen to have actionable things so people can easily find out more, and perhaps even on board as editors/volunteers).
Best Simon
On 19 February 2016 at 02:26, Rod Ward rod@rodspace.co.uk wrote:
Thanks,
Sorry I should have said “Todays’ Featured Article” (TFA), some of which get hundreds of thousands of page views in a 24 hour period. I was hoping to use it to encourage others in the local area to get involved.
I’ve drafted the attached & I’d welcome any suggestions for improvement, copyediting etc. I would be hoping to send this out to local media 7-10 days before the significant date.
Rod
*From:* Wikimediauk-l [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Katherine Bavage *Sent:* 18 February 2016 13:40 *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] ? template press release for local press
Ahah! Somewhat better than the DYK I scored once!
This is awesome. Rod I'm happy to help with drafting a press release if you want? Also make sure you get WMUK to share on twitter as tbh thats where a lot of journos pick things up when they're trying to put together web or broadcast items of interest for the afternoon
:)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 11:13 Richard Nevell < richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hello,
I'm not aware of such a press release, but I'll ask round the office.
TFA stands for Today's Featured Article. Each day the front page has a different article which has gone through Wikipedia's review processes and has been assessed as one of its best articles. You can spot Featured Articles by the little bronze star in the top right hand corner of the article.
When articles appear on the front page they typically see a big spike in reader numbers. So yesterday's TFA was seen by 37,000 people https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-29&end=2016-02-17&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish compared to its usual level of 250 https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-28&end=2016-02-16&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish. TFA is the top left section on desktop view, and the first thing you see after the search option on mobile.
Richard
On 18 February 2016 at 10:51, Katherine Bavage katherine.bavage@gmail.com wrote:
PS If NOT happy to work with people on the UK wiki to draft something :)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:50 Katherine Bavage katherine.bavage@gmail.com wrote:
Pardon my ignorance - what's TFA?
However, I echo the question as would be handy for the Leeds Art+Feminism event
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:25 Rod Ward rod@rodspace.co.uk wrote:
Does anyone have a “template” press release they have used for the local press?
Bristol will be TFA on 7 March and I wondered if it would be worth putting out a press release to local papers etc to encourage more people to edit.
Rod
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There was an old system for WMUK press releases at: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Press_releases https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Press_releases but I don't think that's been used for a number of years now. There might be something there that could be salvaged.
Thanks, Mike
On 21 Feb 2016, at 04:20, Simon Knight sjgknight@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Rod I had a quick go at editing attached (apologies, I haven't put it on Wiki), to do with as you wish.
It'd be good to have a template guidance for things like this, are there resources already(?) or could any volunteers/staff put something together? (For me, I'm really keen to have actionable things so people can easily find out more, and perhaps even on board as editors/volunteers).
Best Simon
On 19 February 2016 at 02:26, Rod Ward <rod@rodspace.co.uk mailto:rod@rodspace.co.uk> wrote: Thanks,
Sorry I should have said “Todays’ Featured Article” (TFA), some of which get hundreds of thousands of page views in a 24 hour period. I was hoping to use it to encourage others in the local area to get involved.
I’ve drafted the attached & I’d welcome any suggestions for improvement, copyediting etc. I would be hoping to send this out to local media 7-10 days before the significant date.
Rod
From: Wikimediauk-l [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Bavage Sent: 18 February 2016 13:40 To: UK Wikimedia mailing list Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] ? template press release for local press
Ahah! Somewhat better than the DYK I scored once!
This is awesome. Rod I'm happy to help with drafting a press release if you want? Also make sure you get WMUK to share on twitter as tbh thats where a lot of journos pick things up when they're trying to put together web or broadcast items of interest for the afternoon
:)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 11:13 Richard Nevell <richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk mailto:richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hello,
I'm not aware of such a press release, but I'll ask round the office.
TFA stands for Today's Featured Article. Each day the front page has a different article which has gone through Wikipedia's review processes and has been assessed as one of its best articles. You can spot Featured Articles by the little bronze star in the top right hand corner of the article.
When articles appear on the front page they typically see a big spike in reader numbers. So yesterday's TFA was seen by 37,000 people https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-29&end=2016-02-17&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish compared to its usual level of 250 https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-28&end=2016-02-16&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish. TFA is the top left section on desktop view, and the first thing you see after the search option on mobile.
Richard
On 18 February 2016 at 10:51, Katherine Bavage <katherine.bavage@gmail.com mailto:katherine.bavage@gmail.com> wrote:
PS If NOT happy to work with people on the UK wiki to draft something :)
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:50 Katherine Bavage <katherine.bavage@gmail.com mailto:katherine.bavage@gmail.com> wrote:
Pardon my ignorance - what's TFA?
However, I echo the question as would be handy for the Leeds Art+Feminism event
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:25 Rod Ward <rod@rodspace.co.uk mailto:rod@rodspace.co.uk> wrote:
Does anyone have a “template” press release they have used for the local press?
Bristol will be TFA on 7 March and I wondered if it would be worth putting out a press release to local papers etc to encourage more people to edit.
Rod
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