Wikinews-l January 2008

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Call for reporters internationally for protest
by Jason Safoutin 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

I am DragonFire1024 on the English Wikinews. I am wondering if there are any Wikinewsies in: New York, Montreal, Houston TX, London, Melbourne Australia, and Los Angeles California. If so, please contact me. The group known as "Anonymous"is planning "unspecified" action against the CoS on February 10, 2008. They mention the above cities specifically. So anyone on the list in or near those areas please contact me ASAP. P.S. we already have 2 people going to London, but more is encouraged. Jason Safoutin (DragonFire1024)

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[Fwd: Fwd: Tech Multimedia Training at UC Berkeley]
by Sue Gardner 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Tech Multimedia Training at UC Berkeley Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:45:53 -0800 From: Sue Gardner To: Sue Gardner <sgardner(a)wikimedia.org> References: <0JVH003IEE9NKKD2(a)msg-scanner3.usc.edu> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Vikki Porter* <kdmcinfo(a)usc.edu <mailto:kdmcinfo@usc.edu>> Date: 30 Jan 2008 15:50 Subject: Tech Multimedia Training at UC Berkeley To: susanpgardner(a)gmail.com <mailto:susanpgardner@gmail.com> Fellowship applications being accepted for: Technology Training for Editors Workshop March 25 - 28, 2008 Technology Training for Reporters Workshop April 15 - 18, 2008 Knight Digital Media Center at The University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR BOTH SEMINARS: FEBRUARY 8, 2008 The Knight Digital Media Center Multimedia at the University of California, Berkeley is accepting applications for 20 fellowships per workshop for editors (March workshop) and for reporters (April workshop) to attend these training sessions that combine practical instruction in current and emerging technologies that impact news reporting with in-depth exploration of issues in online publishing. Workshop participants will learn how to create database-driven map mash-ups, how to use GPS for hyper-local news, create audio, video and .pdf podcasts, and create identities and participate in social networking sites. Fellows will produce a publishing project as part of the seminar. Participants will receive four days of intense hands-on instruction on how to: • Produce audio slideshows; • Produce audio, video and PDF podcasts; • Use Flickr, YouTube and other alternative content delivery channels; • Use Facebook and MySpace as news sources and traffic drivers; • Produce map mashups using GPS data; • Use databases for storytelling and providing other information of interest; • Publish using Adobe Flash shells and blogs The workshops will be supplemented with engaging discussions lead by online publishing experts on pressing issues in the evolving world of digital journalism. Participants will leave with new tools for reporting and with new insights on how to serve new and emerging audiences. WHO SHOULD APPLY: Professional print and broadcast journalists who want to develop technology skills to support their publication`s Internet publishing effort. Fellowships include lodging, meals and instruction. Cost of travel to the workshop must be paid by the applicant`s news organization. HOW TO APPLY: An online application form and instructions are available at: http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/training If you have any questions, please contact Lanita Pace-Hinton, director of multimedia and technology training, at pacel(a)berkeley.edu <mailto:pacel@berkeley.edu> or (510) 643-7429. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 8, 2008

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Proposal for Embargoed Wiki
by Paul Williams 30 Jan '08

30 Jan '08

Just mailing this out to a wider audience so we can get some good discussion going. Please see [1] where I have written a proposal for an Embargoed Wiki - "[to] be used for discussion, development, and collaboration on stories that are not yet ready for the public eye, such as investigations, planned stories that have sensitive (non-public or embargoed) documents, or embargoed documents such as future-dated press releases or other news stories." It is clarified further on the page. I urge you to pitch in with your vote (Support OR Oppose, I'm not trying to direct you here) and make comments on [2]. Thanks! ~ Paul Williams ~ skenmy [1] http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Proposal_for_Embargoed_wiki [2] http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews_talk:Proposal_for_Embargoed_wiki

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polish Wikinews picture of the year
by bawolff 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

The polish wikinews has launched there Picture of the year, and they have some nice pictures (beats some of the commons:POTY finalists imo). Anyways: *Its open to people who are active in wikimedia and have an account on pl wikinews (I think you can create an account for the sole purpose of voting if you're active somewhere in wiki-land) *There will be two rounds.. In the last round there will be five finalists (I can't read polish so this is based on what I heard from Przykuta) http://pl.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Wikinews_Press_Photo So: check out the cool pictures. -bawolff

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[Fwd: Fwd: Deadline near for Best Practices: Editorial and Commentary in Cyberspace seminar]
by Sue Gardner 24 Jan '08

24 Jan '08

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Deadline near for Best Practices: Editorial and Commentary in Cyberspace seminar Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:30:25 -0800 From: Sue Gardner To: Sue Gardner <sgardner(a)wikimedia.org> References: <0JV4007OSHBC7IF0(a)msg-mx5.usc.edu> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Vikki Porter* <kdmcinfo(a)usc.edu <mailto:kdmcinfo@usc.edu>> Date: 23 Jan 2008 16:27 Subject: Deadline near for Best Practices: Editorial and Commentary in Cyberspace seminar To: Excuse cross posts. Please pass this announcement on to interested colleagues. Thanks so much. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Best Practices: Editorial and Commentary in Cyberspace March 2-5, 2008 Los Angeles, CA hosted by the Knight Digital Media Center USC Annenberg School for Communication in partnership with The National Conference of Editorial Writers APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEB. 1, 2008 Fellowship applications are now being taken for this special seminar in which the National Conference of Editorial Writers joins with the Knight Digital Media Center to explore interactive models for community opinion.. Participating journalists will seek to identify models for online commentary and opinion that promote civic engagement. The conference will be held at the Knight Digital Media Center, USC Annenberg School for Communication, Los Angeles, CA. Up to 24 fellows will be selected, representing editorial writers and editors, especially NCEW members, who are working in online platforms. Among the topics to be covered are: • A New Role? The role of a news organization`s commentary and opinion in a digital world. • Tools of Engagement. Exploration of technology used by news organizations to engage with audience. • Models for Engagement. Best strategies for exploring community issues. • Best Practices. Defining guiding principles for news organizations. • Covering communities of difference. Identifying and providing access to under-served communities. WHO SHOULD APPLY: Editorial editors/writers, producers working in online news environments. WHAT`S INCLUDED: Lodging, meals, instruction and resource materials are included in the fellowship. Participants are responsible for their travel and incidental costs. HOW TO APPLY: All application materials must be filled out online. Go to http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/seminars/online_application/ <http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/seminars/online_application/> Workshops are residential and fellows are expected to attend all seminar sessions as well as other related activities, stay in the host hotel and participate in organized meals with other fellows. As part of the application process, fellows agree to share the knowledge they gain from the seminar with colleagues at their news organizations in a form that is most suitable to the subject matter and the organization`s needs. COMMITMENT TO ACTION: We want to make sure the fellows we select will make a difference when they return to their newsroom. In addition to passing along training, we would like you and your supervisor to develop an action plan for putting what you learn to work for the benefit of your news organization. Plans must be submitted to KDMC@USC within 30 days after you return home. QUESTIONS? Contact Vikki Porter at vporter(a)usc.edu <mailto:vporter@usc.edu>, 213-437-4417 or Sophie Lafferty at slaffert(a)usc.edu <mailto:slaffert@usc.edu>, 213-437-4416. The Knight Digital Media Center is a partnership of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. -- Vikki Porter Director Knight Digital Media Center USC Annenberg School for Communication One California Plaza 300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3950 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tele: 213-437-4417 Fax: 213-437-4424 Email: vporter(a)usc.edu <mailto:vporter@usc.edu> www.KnightDigitalMediaCenter.org <http://www.KnightDigitalMediaCenter.org>

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Fwd: [Foundation-l] Fwd: [Commons-l] Fwd: [Icommons] DIY Video Summit
by Mark (Markie) 23 Jan '08

23 Jan '08

dont know if this interests anyone mark ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> Date: Jan 23, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: [Foundation-l] Fwd: [Commons-l] Fwd: [Icommons] DIY Video Summit To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Since we were talking about Kaltura and the video problem in general ... - d. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brianna Laugher <brianna.laugher(a)gmail.com> Date: 23 Jan 2008 12:15 Subject: [Commons-l] Fwd: [Icommons] DIY Video Summit To: commons-l <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Speaking of video... anyone live in California? cheers Brianna ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Heather Ford <heather(a)icommons.org> Date: 23 Jan 2008 23:12 Subject: [Icommons] DIY Video Summit To: icommons(a)lists.ibiblio.org iCommons is a friend of this awesome summit happening from 8-10 February at USC in California :) We're hoping to bring through some of the workshops and discussions to the iSummit this year :) http://icommons.org/calendar/247-a-diy-video-summit-1 Best, Heather. 24/7: A DIY VIDEO SUMMIT February 8-10, 2008 School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California Conference web site: http://www.video24-7.org Blog: http://diy.video24-7.org/ Registration is nearly full for the the academic panels and the workshops. The video screenings are free and open to the public. Please help us spread the word about this event. 24/7: A DIY Video Summit will bring together the many communities that have evolved around do-it-yourself (DIY) video: artists, audiences, technology providers, academics, policy makers and industry executives. The aim is to discover common ground, and to chart the path to a future in which grassroots and mainstream, amateur and professional, artist and audience can all benefit as the medium continues to evolve. This three-day summit features: SCREENINGS OF DIY VIDEO On February 8 and 9, there will be screenings of DIY video that are open to the public. These will feature curated programs on design video, activist documentary, youth media, machinima, music video, political remix and video blogging. The video program will culminate in an evening program and reception on February 9 that will draw from all of these video genres. ACADEMIC PROGRAM Registered attendees will have access to the academic program on February 8 and 9 that features panels on The State of Research, The State of the Art, DIY Media: The Intellectual Property Dilemma and DIY Tools and Platforms. Featured speakers include Yochai Benkler, John Seely Brown, Joi Ito, Henry Jenkins, Lawrence Lessig, and Howard Rheingold. WORKSHOPS AND BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER MEETINGS On February 10, the day will be devoted to practical and hands-on workshops for registered attendees on topics such as intellectual property, media creation, distribution and new-media design tools. Attendees will also have the option of organizing their own birds-of-a-feather meetings to connect with other attendees. Heather Ford iCommons Executive Director http://icommons.org The iCommons Summit: 29 July - 1 August 2008, Sapporo, Japan Phone: +27 11 327 3155 PO Box 1453, Saxonwold, 2132, Johannesburg _______________________________________________ Icommons mailing list Icommons(a)lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/icommons -- They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment: http://modernthings.org/ _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list Commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

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Upcoming interview
by Brian McNeil 23 Jan '08

23 Jan '08

Our newest accredited reporter on en.wikinews has an upcoming interview. Mr Negroponte of OLPC fame. Any questions you have should be sent to the list, or to dodge<dot>story<at>wikinewsie<dot>org. Brian McNeil

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[Fwd: Citizen Journalism coming of age]
by Jason Safoutin 12 Jan '08

12 Jan '08

Got this from Sandy:

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Re: [Wikinews-l] [Ticket#2007122810012695] E-mail this article
by Wikinews Information Team 09 Jan '08

09 Jan '08

Andrew, I've my fingers crossed you don't mind me changing over to the gmail email address so I can move this over to the wikinews-l mailing list and get a few more people to give you their thoughts and engage in a conversation. To subscribe to the list see here, <http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l>. If you do and say hi, we can close this ticket out of OTRS where I'm bending the rules a bit and trying to juggle getting suggestions and ideas shared where there's a potential conflict with the privacy policy. Anyway, Technorati is one of the places where we try to get our coverage displayed, as well as on Slashdot - more geeky sites than the average blog, but we can always do with technical people to help us keep the site looking good. In exchange those of us who are less technically inclined can fix the grammar they weren't shot for at school or college. ;-) We also have a new little piece of software that automatically updates parts of Wikipedia with lists of latest news on a topic from Wikinews. We have our fingers crossed this will encourage Wikipedia people to make the jump to working on Wikinews and increase rankings and visibility. If you look on <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Television> you might can find the links to Wikinews. Incidentally I've also forwarded this on to someone in the office so they can see the full exchange. You missed the comments when I forwarded my last mail onto the mailing list, there were several people complimented me on a well-put together invitation - and it worked. So, I'm hoping it can be worked into a few of the boilerplate responses. If you sign up for the list, remember no question which you need an answer to is too stupid. I don't know if you've dipped your toe in the waters editing over on Wikipedia, but if you haven't it can be a little odd getting used to editing with the MediaWiki software. I don't think we have our Welcome messages for the site well enough set up, but try this for size... This page, <http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup> allows you to sign up for an account. This page, <http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Brianmc&action=edit&sect…> will allow you to add a message to my talk page. I can then give you an on-wiki welcome which you would be *very* welcome to critique. Yours sincerely, Brian McNeil -- Wikinews - http://en.wikinews.org --- Disclaimer: all mail to this address is answered by volunteers, and responses are not to be considered an official statement of the Wikimedia Foundation. For official correspondence, you may contact the site operators at <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>. ---- Forwarded message from "Christ, Andrew (AV)" <VChrist(a)dow.com> --- From: "Christ, Andrew (AV)" To: "Wikinews Information Team" <wikinews(a)wikimedia.org> Subject: RE: [Ticket#2007122810012695] E-mail this article Date: 2008-01-07 16:43:48 > Thank you for the invitation. I'm sure it's a great and delightful > opportunity. > > Have you considered www.addthis.com? It's a social bookmarking tool. > I'm sure a similar button for e-mail is more sophisticated, but I'm also > sure > Social bookmarking sites are increasingly popular and influential. > > Anyway, I'd love to get my feet wet helping out with Wikinews. I'm not > much > Of a newshound so I'll be happy to to do cosmetic stuff with grammar, > punctuation, etc. > > If you're looking for more volunteers to contribute articles, where are > you looking? > I would think there are a great many blog writers who would be glad to > help out. > > Also, and I hope I'm not saying too much here, but it seems to me > Wikinews > Has a great opportunity here to promote issues over events. The power of > Media is in framing the events. That's why I like Wikinews by the way - > it's > Effort to be neutral is a worthwhile one. > > All best, > Andrew Christ > > P.S. You can also reach me at an alias mailbox I created > wllmstafford AT gmail.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wikinews Information Team [mailto:wikinews@wikimedia.org] > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 5:48 AM > To: Christ, Andrew (AV) > Cc: wikinews-l(a)wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Ticket#2007122810012695] E-mail this article > > [[LIST MODERATOR:PLEASE EDIT OUT ANDREW'S EMAIL ADDRESS]] > > Dear Andrew, > > Thank you for your mail. > > Your email was passed around and there's some Wikinewsies working on how > can > we have the email an article feature - although it is likely to be an > ugly > javascript hack that activates the feature in your browser. Email this > page is > - as far as I know - a feature in every browser, but one of the last > things > you'd think of. People are now used to websites making this easy. We > should > too, so you were right to email us. > > I've copied this response on to the wikinews mailing list where the > aforementioned people who might can do this are. Fingers crossed we can > get > something to make life simple. > > In any case, it's great to see someone taking the Wikinews coverage as > something they'd like to mail on. We strive to be neutral in our > coverage and > do well balanced reports. We don't have enough people on the project to > cover > every issue and sometimes our front page can look odd because of people > covering what interests them. I'd like to take this opportunity to > invite you > to get involved. It can be as much or as little as you want. Correct > grammatical errors, change passive voice to active, or be really bold > and > start your own articles. Wikinews tries to be a welcoming international > community and we have editors all over the world. For obvious reasons > the > English project is among the most active, but French, German, and > Chinese > projects also manage a respectable article count. What makes me smile is > when > we have coverage in multiple languages; we certainly aren't as organised > as > Wikipedia is with that, but we try. > > Again, thank you for contacting us, we really should publicise this > email > address more. > > "Christ, Andrew (AV)" <xxx@xxx> wrote: > > > Brian, > > > > I wanted to send the article about the burial of the woman leader in > > Pakistan who was assassinated. > > > > After I sent that e-mail, I can understand why Wikinews wouldn't want > an > > 'e-mail article' button. It's one of the ways I keep in touch with a > > friend. Some people will want to know whether Wikinews uses the info > > about which articles get sent in their decisions as to which articles > to > > write. Wikinews wouldn't be able to prove that the info isn't used in > > making such decisions. I had forgotten about my browser's 'e-mail > page' > > feature. > > > > Andy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Wikinews Information Team [mailto:wikinews@wikimedia.org] > > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 9:25 AM > > To: Christ, Andrew (AV) > > Subject: Re: [Ticket#2007122810012695] E-mail this article > > > > Dear Christ Andrew, > > > > Thank you for your mail. > > > > "Christ, Andrew (AV)" <xxx@xxx> wrote: > > > > > Please consider adding a button to your news articles. By clicking > the > > > button, a reader may type in an e-mail address of a friend and send > > the > > > news article to them. Thank you. > > > > Andrew, looks like you'll get your wish. One of our Serbian > contributors > > who > > is more technical than me is working on some code so we can have a > "mail > > this > > page" link in the left-hand sidebar. > > > > Out of curiosity, can you say which specific article you figured you > had > > to > > mail on? Just want to know some more about what makes our readers want > > to do > > more than just read. > > > > > > Yours sincerely, > > Brian McNeil > > > > -- > > Wikinews - http://en.wikinews.org > > --- > > Disclaimer: all mail to this address is answered by volunteers, and > > responses > > are not to be considered an official statement of the Wikimedia > > Foundation. > > For official correspondence, you may contact the site operators at > > <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>. > > > > > > > > Yours sincerely, > Brian McNeil > > -- > Wikinews - http://en.wikinews.org > --- > Disclaimer: all mail to this address is answered by volunteers, and > responses > are not to be considered an official statement of the Wikimedia > Foundation. > For official correspondence, you may contact the site operators at > <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>. > > ---- End forwarded message ---

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Technorati
by Nathan Reed 09 Jan '08

09 Jan '08

I'm breaking the thread to change subjects... At one time in the history of Wikinews, we did "Ping" technorati when we finished an article. The ping link was on the talk page of the article. I searched a bit and found: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Ping See the talk page there for more information. I don't know if it still works or will work, but I thought I'd pass that along. -N. On Jan 8, 2008 9:45 PM, bawolff <bawolff+wn(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Talking about social networking, Whats peoples thoughts on the > ShareThis extention. (Its some where on the mediawiki website, you can > see an example of it in action on the wikileaks site). Doing stuff > like that has been rejected before to fears that it might look tacky > and make us look like a blog, not a "real" news site. But "real" news > sites now seem to be doing that, so I think we should follow suit. > > As for technocrati, I don't think they index us anymore. I think > Amgine might have been working on something to make them love us > again, I'm not really sure. > > -bawolff > > -- Nathan Reed nathanreed(a)gmail.com

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