Hi All,
Wikinews needs you today. Here are a few of the very many areas you could work on. Currently, as I am slightly more active recently, I'm open to collaborate with you on any of the below areas. See if you would like to try a new hobby today! In no particular order:
0 software beta testing
1 write new articles
2 find news which happened today and share it on live chat or a news tip page
3 read drafts in Newsroom, especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
4 read drafts in Newsroom, especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
5 chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
6 subscribe at Wikinews:Water cooler (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
7 chat on live chat and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
8 help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
9 chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
10 present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
11 figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
12 find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
13 collaborate with Pharos on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
14 proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
15 make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there
You're welcome to message here, me directly, or post a message to https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/assistance to get in touch with a volunteer who can help you get started.
Please check all water coolers at https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler as this is a much lower time commitment and your invaluable thoughts could make a big difference.
If you have a colleague, friend, or a Wikimedian who could join one of the above, they're welcome to join this list and/or get in touch.
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Svetlana (Gryllida)