Hi,
Aff-comm has passed a resolution asking the WMF board to recognise The Wikinewsie Group. It can be found at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/The_Wikine.... This is a major milestone for the group. Thank you so much to everyone in the community who assisted in making this possible. :)
Sincerely, Laura Hale