Dear Sir,
I would be grateful if you could kindly let me know why my article
"Dyslexia - A new perspective" was not published (deleted).
Just want to know why?
Thank you and kind regards,
Luqman Michel
Visit my blog at: http://www.parentingdyslexia.com
Hi Fabrice,
I forwarded your 'challenge' on to a number of the Wikinews
contributors. As I'm sure you'll understand, being a community-run
project some people are prolific, but don't do heavyweight. Personally,
I'd class a lot of sports or 'trivia' stuff as "filler". Given my own
view of the project as, for a first major goal, aiming to do as well as
the BBC on serious stuff, that irritates me.
What I now think would be the best approach at the end of the Wikinews
writing contest is to see if we can get a few of your regularly
published participants to critique the competition, perhaps praise one
or two stories, and their ideas on how to make a more successful
competition in future. A few years back I was able to personally put up
about €250 in cash prize money - the project also had about a dozen
students at a slack point in their education (mainly Auzzies and Kiwis)
who pushed out a noticeable number of quite lengthy articles.
I have no idea if any of these lapsed contributors are studying
writing-related subjects, but private discussion with several indicates
the experience has matured them. They're unafraid when it comes to
sitting down opposite local political candidates who may be more than
twice their seventeen or eighteen years. They've experienced blunt
feedback on what makes good reading, they've been pointed at Strunk's,
like myself repeatedly chastised for use of passive voice, and really
asked to step up to the plate and say, "I think this is good; what's
wrong with it, and how can I be better next time?"
It was at short notice we were seeking competition sponsorship - with
the hope this would bring in a lot of competitors. It did not go as well
as I would have liked, and several reasonably established contributors
somewhat gamed the system by writing just-qualifying articles in
preference to the in-depth work I hoped to solicit.
I do not see any reason why, next time round, the competition could not
be attractive enough to produce significantly more high-quality in-depth
journalistic work. In fact, I don't see why the project could not be,
er, ... "adopted" by those teaching journalism. I believe I mentioned
the interview with John Beasley-Murray who got his students to write a
featured article on Wikipedia. Why not featured journalism on Wikinews
for students of journalism, or even English students studying that
particular form of writing?
Right now, Wikinews has a review process, stylebook, and most of the
elements any journalism student is going to hit in the real world. I
don't think their lecturers and professors should be telling them to
"study new media"; I think those givers of knowledge should be rolling
up their sleeves, getting into the processes we use on Wikinews,
building a rapport with the community, and using an existing wiki
platform to expose their students' work to a wide audience.
So, to return to the writing competition, I think it has - to some
extent - be written off as a failure; but one, Wikinews can learn from,
and could be done better in the future. Previously Wikinews contributors
have investigated Knight Foundation funding - but not quite made the
bar. There's a need to reach to a wider community who might can focus on
content production in such a way that funding was forthcoming. I'd like
to see that from an educational interest, so please forward my contact
details as you see fit Fabrice. I really think if you'd a couple of
lecturers and handful of post-grads worked through getting trusted by
the Wikinews community they could manage a class of about 50 using
Wikinews to polish their journalistic skills. I'd hope the "published in
Google News and forever archived" would also be an incentivising stick
they could beat their students with.
In the US, if something like that spread to several states, it would
improve Wikinews as a free news source and give those studying the craft
a very early opportunity to start building a reputation.
On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 11:39 -0800, Fabrice Florin wrote:
> Dear Brian,
>
>
> Thanks so much for getting back to me about the Wiki News writing
> contest -- and congrats on your new job!
>
>
> Based on your recommendation, we will hold off on the proposed judging
> of contest entries, but wanted to let you know about a new project we
> are developing this spring, with support from Omidyar Network and the
> MacArthur Foundation.
>
>
> We have an interesting opportunity for collaboration with Wiki News
> coming up next month, when we will be organizing a special Global
> Economy News Hunt. We would love to extend an invitation to some of
> your best writers to create a few good synthesis articles on this
> theme, for review on NewsTrust.
>
>
> The week of April 12th, 2010, NewsTrust will join forces with a select
> group of partners to find good and bad journalism about the global
> economy. During that week, we will look for some of the best and worst
> news coverage on how the economic crisis is affecting people around
> the world. Our communities will review news and opinions on that issue
> from a wide range of international and U.S. news sources. (read more
> below)
>
>
> Do you think this would interest some of your writers? If so, would
> you be willing to forward this message to the appropriate members of
> the Wiki News community?
>
>
> Thanks again for keeping this relation going. There may be more
> opportunities for us to collaborate later in the year.
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Fabrice
>
>
>
>
>
> _________________________
>
> Fabrice Florin
> Executive Director, NewsTrust
> +1 (415) 388-6688
> fab(a)newstrust.net
> http://newstrust.net
> @fabriceflorin
>
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________
>
> GLOBAL ECONOMY NEWS HUNT PLAN
>
>
> Overview
> The week of April 12, 2010, NewsTrust will join forces with a select
> group of media and educational partners to find good (and bad)
> journalism about the global economy for a week -- with a focus on how
> the recession is affecting people around the world. During this
> one-week Global Economy News Hunt, we will jointly invite our members
> to post and review stories on that issue from a wide range of
> international and U.S. news sources. As a community, we will look for
> stories on economic issues ranging from unemployment to government
> cutbacks in different parts of the world. The following week, we'll
> feature some of the best and worst coverage we found together, to help
> readers become more discerning about the quality of the international
> news they consume. This project is made possible by generous grants
> from Omidyar Network and the MacArthur Foundation.
>
> Time Line (April 12 - April 18)
> * Monday, April 12 - News Hunt starts
> * Sunday, April 18 - News Hunt ends
> * Wednesday, April 21 - Post News Hunt Results
>
>
>
> Partner Responsibilities
> Here are our proposed tasks and responsibilities for each partner.
>
> Your Organization
> * Announce collaboration on your site (as well as in print or on-air,
> if appropriate)
> * Send special email to members who might be interested in this
> project (or include us in your weekly newsletter)
> * Promote news hunt on your home page and relevant section pages (news
> hunt write up and badge)
> * Link all promotions to special Welcome page for your members
> on NewsTrust (to be created)
> * Add NewsTrust widget on your site, either on a special page or in
> appropriate section (or on blog post announcement)
> * Promote the News Hunt on your social media channels on Facebook and
> Twitter
> * Post News Hunt results on your blog or special page for this
> project
>
> NewsTrust
> * Create special sign up page for your members on NewsTrust site
> (with News Hunt instructions)
> * Promote News Hunt and link to your site on our home
> page, World and Global Economy pages
> * Promote News Hunt and link to your site in NewsTrust daily and
> weekly email newsletters (35k impressions)
> * Promote News Hunt and link to your site in "From the Editors" box on
> NT homepage
> * Promote the News Hunt on your social media channels, from Facebook
> to Twitter
> * Promote the News Hunt on our social media channels on Facebook and
> Twitter
> * Post and review related stories on the Global Economy all week, from
> a variety of sources
> * Feature your best stories and reviewers on our home page, as well as
> in our blog post
> * Post News Hunt results at the end of the collaboration on the
> NewsTrust blog
>
>
> ______________________________________________________
>
> NEWS HUNT INVITATION COPY
>
> This preliminary copy could be used to prepare your email (and/or blog
> post) to your community. More promotional materials will be provided
> in coming weeks.
>
>
> Join the Global Economy News Hunt
>
> How is the recession affecting people around the world? How are the
> international news media covering this topic? To find out, join
> our Global Economy News Hunt this April.
>
>
> The week of April 12, 2010, we will join forces with social news
> site NewsTrust.net to find good (and bad) journalism about the global
> economy. During that week, we will look for the best and worst news
> coverage on how the recession is affecting people around the world --
> and review news and opinions on global economic issues ranging from
> unemployment to government cutbacks.
>
> NewsTrust is a community of citizens and journalists who rate the news
> based on quality, not just popularity ââ¬â by reviewing articles
> for accuracy, fairness, context and other journalistic qualities.
>
> Joining the News Hunt is easy and fun -- and you can contribute your
> expertise in just minutes. You can simply review stories listed in
> our Global Economy topic page -- or post other interesting articles
> you have come across on this topic. As you review these stories, you
> will learn more about important global issues, and you will become
> more aware about the quality of the news you consume.
>
> To get started, sign up on NewsTrust's special welcome page for
> members of our community. This will let you review stories on
> NewsTrust and get the full benefit of their free service. Join the
> News Hunt - and get more informed!
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Brian McNeil wrote:
>
> > Hi Fabrice,
> >
> > Sorry to take a while to get back to you; I've just started a new
> > job
> > and, for data-protection reasons, have extremely limited net access
> > at
> > work.
> >
> > I don't think there's been a lot of good in-depth stuff on Wikinews
> > so
> > far during the writing competition. I'm glad to be back in work, but
> > sad
> > I can't devote the time to Wikinews.
> >
> >
> > Brian.
> >
> > On Sun, 2010-02-21 at 17:48 -0800, Fabrice Florin wrote:
> > > Hello Brian,
> > >
> > > I hope you're well. Sorry for being out of touch so long, but
> > > we've been immersed in a big new project which is now approaching
> > > launch.
> > >
> > > I wanted to follow up with you about our discussion of a possible
> > > collaboration surrounding the Wikinews Writing Competition this
> > > spring.
> > >
> > > http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Writing_contest_2010
> > >
> > > As discussed, we would be interested in reviewing some of your
> > > final articles after your competition ends on April 18th, and
> > > perhaps help determine the final winners -- or which articles to
> > > feature.
> > >
> > > Are you still interested in this idea? If so, we'd love to discuss
> > > specific goals for this collaboration, and schedule a News Hunt
> > > the week of April 20th or 27th, if these dates make sense for you.
> > >
> > > Look forward to hearing from you.
> > >
> > >
> > > Fabrice
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > P.S.: Our big project is MyNews, a personalized news service due
> > > to launch in early March. If you'd like a sneak preview, I'd be
> > > happy to put you on the beta list.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org>
> > Wikinewsie.org
> >
>
--
Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org>
Wikinewsie.org
Hi everyone,
The next strategic planning office hours are:
Tuesday from 20:00-21:00 UTC, which is:
Tuesday, 12-1pm PST
Tuesday, 3pm-4pm EST
There has been a lot of tremendous work on the strategy wiki the past
few months, and Task Forces are finishing up their work.
Office hours will be a great opportunity to discuss the work that's
happened as well as the work to come.
As always, you can access the chat by going to
https://webchat.freenode.net and filling in a username and the channel
name (#wikimedia-strategy). You may be prompted to click through a
security warning. It's fine. More details at:
http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
Thanks! Hope to see many of you there.
____________________
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Facilitator, Strategy Project
Wikimedia Foundation
philippe(a)wikimedia.org
mobile: 918 200-WIKI (9454)
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the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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This is a heads-up for Wikinewsies; NewsTrust is doing a particular
focus on Global Economy News. They'd welcome in-depth reports during the
time they're focusing on the topic.
It is a really good opportunity to get your work a higher profile (if
you register with them and submit it). And, you will get feedback from
news professionals on how well you put your presentation together.
> Dear Brian,
>
>
> Thanks so much for getting back to me about the Wiki News writing
> contest -- and congrats on your new job!
>
>
> Based on your recommendation, we will hold off on the proposed judging
> of contest entries, but wanted to let you know about a new project we
> are developing this spring, with support from Omidyar Network and the
> MacArthur Foundation.
>
>
> We have an interesting opportunity for collaboration with Wiki News
> coming up next month, when we will be organizing a special Global
> Economy News Hunt. We would love to extend an invitation to some of
> your best writers to create a few good synthesis articles on this
> theme, for review on NewsTrust.
>
>
> The week of April 12th, 2010, NewsTrust will join forces with a select
> group of partners to find good and bad journalism about the global
> economy. During that week, we will look for some of the best and worst
> news coverage on how the economic crisis is affecting people around
> the world. Our communities will review news and opinions on that issue
> from a wide range of international and U.S. news sources. (read more
> below)
>
>
> Do you think this would interest some of your writers? If so, would
> you be willing to forward this message to the appropriate members of
> the Wiki News community?
>
>
> Thanks again for keeping this relation going. There may be more
> opportunities for us to collaborate later in the year.
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Fabrice
>
>
--
Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org>
Wikinewsie.org
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Just as a heads up to all those old accredited users, a while back we
changed our policy to add an "expiration date" of 2 years to accreditation.
Though we had the policy approved, we didn't really get into using it, until
now. Now I've gotten the ball rolling. The first step in this process is
to revoke accreditation for all inactive users. I've gone over all of our
accredited users, checked for anyone that is inactive, added them to the
list, then posted a note to their talk page.
IF YOU ARE INACTIVE. All you need to do is hit up the thread on WN:AR (
http://enwn.net/66Ec4 ) and post that you want to keep your credentials.
This is simply a "I'm not dead, please don't automatically take it away".
There will be a "re-up" vote later down the line, more on that later.
The following users are on the inactive list:
- Fullenwider, Steven (Wikinews user sfullenwider)
- Gerda, Nicholas (Wikinews user NGerda)
- Klein, Samuel (Wikinews user Sj)
- Koepke, Ross (Wikinews user RossKoepke)
- Lih, Andrew (Wikinews user Fuzheado)
- Ngan, Jasmine (Wikinews user Jasabella)
- Novak, Jake (Wikinews user MrMiscellanious)
- Ostergard, Matthew (Wikinews user sinblox)
- Roberto, Frankie (Wikinews user Frankie Roberto)
- Selman, Andrew (Wikinews user Aselman)
- Stafford, Brandon (Wikinews user Pingswept)
- Kibisz, Leandro Javier (Wikinews user Loco085)
- Kirk, Gary (Wikinews user Gary Kirk)
- Maxwell, Gregory (Wikinews user Gmaxwell)
- Ordonez, Sandra (Wikinews user WikiBlue)
- Ortiz Nieves, Eddie (Wikinews user Boricuaeddie)
- Peeks, Martin (Wikinews user Martinp23)
- Walsh, Kat (Wikinews user Mindspillage)
- Valentine, Michael (Wikinews user Meekel)
- Turnbull, Nicholas J. (Wikinews user NicholasTurnbull)
- Ross, Sage (Wikinews user Ragesoss)
- Rancic, Miloš (Wikinews user Millosh)
- Miller, David (Wikinews user David Shankbone)
- Lehrer, Robert (Wikinews user Crimson)
- Lawton, Robert (Wikinews user Rklawton)
- Laurent, Michaël (Wikinews user Stevenfruitsmaak)
- Kozlowski, Tomasz W. (Wikinews user odder)
- Hare, James (Wikinews user Harej)
- Ford, Joseph (Wikinews user WNewsReporter)
- Decap, Alejandro (Wikinews user Decap)
Thanks
-Jon
PS. I'm sorry this is a little funky. New policy, making up the procedures
as I go along. I'm sure this will get smoothed out in time.
--
Jon
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On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 13:35 -0500, vvandew1(a)ithaca.edu wrote:
> Hi Brian !
>
> I'm a sophomore Journalism major at Ithaca College and for my
> Journalism Ethics class I am writing a paper about the ethical
> dilemmas with citizen journalism. I am focusing my paper on the
> posting of photographs from citizens verses what mainstream media
> posts as their photographs. My main example is the picture that Tearah
> Moore posted from inside Fort Hood during the shooting. I was hoping
> to get a quote from you concerning this because I know you have become
> very successful as a citizen journalist.
As I am in Scotland, I knew of the Fort Hood shooting; but, had to
Google the name "Tearah Moore" for further background on your reference.
The link I ended up reading was:
http://techcrunch.com/2009/11/07/nsfw-after-fort-hood-another-example-of-ho…
As laid out therein, both Moore and Hasan were in a position of quite,
quite 'diminished responsibility'; the politely named
unit-cum-medical-facility they were at was for people suffering from
post-traumatic stress syndrome.
This situation is a real dilemma; as a 'social' or 'professional' media
organisation, does accuracy come before speed - or vice versa? In
reality, what needs to change is the approach of the audience. If they
flit like butterflies from one drama to the next, they learn nothing.
And, don't follow up with the talking head opinion pages.
In the "fog-of-war" situation there, I would have questioned use of
Moore's photos, duplicating her captioning, and whole approach to the
situation. How many news services didn't join the dots, find out where
the trouble was, and check if both she and Hasan were in-treatment?
Could Moore be trusted to understand what obligations she'd agreed to in
entering the services she was breaking?
I would suspect a dirty scramble to get a source, and damn the
consequences to the source. This is quite different from the citizen
journalism I engage in. Yes, I've used "shock" pictures, and taken from
twitter.
Take this, [1] Wikinews' initial report of the Haitian Earthquake. I
knew it was big at 7.0, I knew the area was ill-prepared, I picked the
pictures for the followup [2]. There are just times when the view from
on the ground trumps anything else [3].
[1]
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/7.0_magnitude_earthquake_strikes_off_Haitian_co…
[2]
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Details_emerge_in_Haiti_earthquake;_thousands_f…
[3] http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Haitian_earthquake:_in_pictures
> My main questions are:
>
> 1) Because of the immediacy that the internet has introduced, citizen
> journalists are able to post graphic images or whatever images they
> please. Do you think this is a bad thing? Why or why not?
As I said in response to your introduction - I've used graphic images.
However, the situation with Moore was one where you might question the
accuracy of non-photographic evidence.
I watched the "Balloon Boy" incident with bemused detachment - it seemed
so unlikely that ridiculous homemade silver contraption has any
passenger, child or otherwise. Both conventional and 'citizen' media
failed to get their respective asses in gear and ask a physicist.
> 2) Do you think that citizen journalists should have to abide by some
> moral code when deciding whether to post a picture or not. Explain.
In the public interest.
And, for a curt explanation; "Context is everything". Professional, or
would-be, you have to accurately attribute the origin of a photo. Where
there is an element of "trust me" to obfuscate the sourcing, you should
have looked into the reliability of the source.
--
Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org>|http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Brian_McNeil
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