On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 18:30 -0600, gopher65 wrote:
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We can *never* be seen to endorse *anything*. Not ever.
Pretty much my conclusion too.
Wikinews needs to go 'above and beyond' the appearance of editorial independence.
We're not the BBC; we don't have the independent BBC Trust overseeing us and reviewing reader complaints. The community needs to robustly defend this themselves, and in public, such that it is seen to strive to high standards.
There is a very, very long way to go until "Wikinews" starts appearing instead of "AP" or "Reuters" in mainstream sources.
I'm all in favour of helping commercial interests use our content and make that a reality. I am - to again use that word - ideologically opposed to any commercialisation of the Wikinews site that could remotely threaten that independence or give any indication it might be at risk or subtly compromised.