Hi all,
Is anyone able + interested in doing an interview with BBC Radio Scotland late this afternoon? Description as follows:
"I'm writing to you from BBC Radio Scotland's "Newsdrive" programme. We spotted an article in today's press about Wikipedia's drive for more female contributors and would like to requst an interview with Jimmy Wales. If that's not possible, would there be anyone else from Wikipedia available to talk to us at 17.45 UK time ? It would be a short interview over the telephone (3.00-3.30 mins). We'd be asking why there's a shortage of female contributors, and what subjects women might be more likely cover."
Please let me know asap if so.
Thanks, Mike
On 8 August 2011 14:40, Michael Peel michael.peel@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
"I'm writing to you from BBC Radio Scotland's "Newsdrive" programme. We spotted an article in today's press about Wikipedia's drive for more female contributors and would like to requst an interview with Jimmy Wales. If that's not possible, would there be anyone else from Wikipedia available to talk to us at 17.45 UK time ? It would be a short interview over the telephone (3.00-3.30 mins). We'd be asking why there's a shortage of female contributors, and what subjects women might be more likely cover."
Probably not able to do this one myself ... but do we have talking point answers on this one? Anything resembling actual data, not surmise.
- d.
On 8 August 2011 16:46, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
Probably not able to do this one myself ... but do we have talking point answers on this one? Anything resembling actual data, not surmise.
That's a good question. The WMF have done some surveys and things, so they might be able to give some good answers, but I could just give speculation (I can give other people's speculation as well as my own, but it's still all speculation).
It might be worth forwarding this one on to the WMF so one of the members of staff involved in the drive can answer.
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