Something that has often confused me is Wikipedia's 'In the news' section.
More often than not, the stories are the exact same as Wikinews', and
in my opinion the presence of this section on Wikipedia actually stops
people visiting Wikinews, as they can get all their important news off
Wikipedia.
To me, it seems counterproductive that a news story (I know Wikipedia
doesn't do news, but current events often is effectively a news story)
has to effectively be written twice (once on Wikinews and once on
Wikipedia, due to licensing issues) when both projects are hosted by
the same people and share a common goal: to provide free content.
Could the two somehow be linked closer than a mere hyperlink? Could
Wikipedia grab Wikinews' feed for the 'In the news' section or could
content be copied off Wikinews onto Wikipedia once the new licence has
been implemented?
Would Wikinews not really benefit if current events editors on
Wikipedia moved over to it?
I'm sure this has been discussed hundreds of times but I am curious
what the past consensus has been.