Brian McNeil wrote:
Wikinews Reporters' Association?
Wikinews Reporters' Union? (preferred choice as per UK's NUJ).
The problem with each of these names is that it puts the person roughly in the same spot as far as claiming to come from a news organization vs a reporters membership organization/ the community. There are several reporter membership organizations that we can join, these however offer no benefit when trying to get into an event. I believe names like the Wikinews foundation or Wikinews Association would serve us best.
Per my name suggestions above, and from writing this before catching up on foundation-l, I'd say we don't just want to look at the possibility of a non-profit. I am aware there is some stigma attached to the word "union" in some circles, particularly in the U.S., but how does such an organisation differ from a non-profit? My thoughts are that a union is more meant to represent its members - and that is what we want.
A union at least in the US has a very different sort of meaning then a non-profit. Unions are primarily focused on collective bargaining and providing benefits to members such as unemployment and health insurance. While the foundation I proposed certainly is designed to represent its members, for it to be useful it must be seen as a organization in its self. Unions do also as you pointed out have a stigma in the US. We can completely avoid this stigma as what I am proposing only very loosely meets the definition of a union. -Craig Spurrier [[n:Craig Spurrier]]