For reference, when reading the title, [1].
For confidence from those who use wikinewsie.org, it isn't going
anywhere. But, where next for the little bit of 'social engineering'
it's been?
People in European countries are stuck with State/Interior Departments
which refuse to recognise those who don't make the majority of their
living from journalism as members of the press. There's the odd judicial
judgement giving 'citizen journalists' the same protections and courtesy
as the 'formally recognised' press; sadly, we lack the infrastructure to
robustly rely on such judgements, or to indemnify people where they
might-well get themselves in trouble.
Lots of things have been tried on various language Wikinews projects;
those with an interest in the educational aspect of quality journalism
are likely to have a really broad range of things they might regard as
priorities. What might build readership, contributor levels, encourage
'more ambitious' reporting? What makes the project more-respected, even
if that is solely outwith the Wikimedia 'movement'?
If we need an organisation like The Wikinewsie Group (TWG)[2], what
goals do Wikinews contributors and editors want to see it achieve? What
do you, regardless of the language you call "Mother Tongue", see as the
most-readily supported, and argued for, purpose of a NPoV news source?
That can be the 'sausage machine' of rewriting mainstream news so "What
was known at the time" goes into a freely-accessible archive, or it can
be capturing the moment "On-the-spot" reporting. If you're wise, I
suspect it will be both.
Please help make sure this reaches people on non-English Wikis. The
needs, and perceived goals, of Wikinewsies around the world are
stunningly diverse. Wherever TWG jumps in setting up and first
registering, we've a messily diverse constituency to satisfy.
[1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whither
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikinewsie_Group
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If you were thinking of applying for a scholarship from either the
Wikimania Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland, or Wikimedia Österreich,
the deadline is end of the day UTC this coming Monday. Don't miss it!
Katie
On 08/01/2014 17:37, Katie Chan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being
> accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17
> February.
>
> Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to
> enable them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
>
> Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia
> Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will
> cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged
> by the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as
> arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
>
> Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
> selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine
> which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships,
> please visit <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>.
>
> To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on
> <http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>. It is highly recommended
> that applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page
> and the associated FAQ before submitting an application.
>
> If you have any question, please contact
> <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message on
> <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>.
>
> Katie Chan
> Chair, Scholarship Committee
>
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Experience is a good school but the fees are high.
- Heinrich Heine
Excuse me, could you please help me with my
paper by filling out a questionnaire? I am currently doing a project about personality
traits and knowledge sharing in Wikipedia.
The survey will take about 5 min of your
time.
Link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1538439/Wikipedia-Survey-Personality
I need about 200 respondents, so your
little help counts A LOT to me and I would GREATLY appreciate it!
Thank you so much in advance!
PS: If something is unclear or difficult to
understand (English is not my first language), please tell me. I will fix it
immediately.
As a smaller community, English Wikinews generally struggles to meet
minimum voter participation requirements, sensibly, imposed by the WMF.
One of our other CheckUsers has recently retired due to other
commitments, leading to Tom Morris suggesting he add 'Deerstalker and
Digital Magnifying-Glass' to his admin Mop 'n' Bucket.
I'm not canvassing on Tom's behalf, but would appreciate if those who
know him would take the time to review the request. Suffrage for
voting on CheckUser rights, due to the nature of the task, is based on
activity across all WMF projects.
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions#Tom_Morris_.…
Brian McNeil
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Hi all,
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being
accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17 February.
Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to enable
them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia
Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will
cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged by
the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as arranged
by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine
which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships,
please visit <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>.
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on
<http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>. It is highly recommended that
applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page and the
associated FAQ before submitting an application.
If you have any question, please contact
<wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message on
<https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>.
Katie Chan
Chair, Scholarship Committee
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Katie Chan
Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the author is associated with or employed by.
Experience is a good school but the fees are high.
- Heinrich Heine