Hello,
I think it is important that Wikinewsies get accredidation if it can help them. Whether that the job of WMF or a separate organisation, I am not sure. I have not seen any formal NO from a lawyer or the board that WMF cannot or should not do it. Was there any?
Christophe Henner a écrit :
Hi,
This is my opinion, I don't think it's a good idea. On a short term, it would be really usefull, but in fact on the long term I do believe it wouldn't be a so good idea. There would be confusion like "is wikinews a Wikinews Foundation project or a Wikimedia Foundation Project." Moreover, you're proposal looks like, to me, like a "Wikinews Chapter".
This is my main concern for the creation of a separate organisation.
In France, but I think it should be the same in other countries, in order to have a press card, the main aim of the "Wikinews Foundation" you have to earn 50% in a journalism job. And earn it in France. So Wikinews Foundation won't help the french wikinewsie. For accreditation the French Chapter is helping at it, and actually we are not that bad in having them.
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Well accredidation from Wikinews cannot be "a professional journalist accredidation" in France, but I think it still would be quit useful. It would be a first step toward the recognition of citizen journalists, as "real" journalists.
Actually this issue is important for every other citizen journalists community / organisation. Even if there are different than Wikinews, they share this same problem. Were there contacted? Indymedia? AgoraVox? others?
Regards,
Yann
Le 24 août 07 à 00:27, Yann Forget a écrit :
Hello,
I think it is important that Wikinewsies get accredidation if it can help them. Whether that the job of WMF or a separate organisation, I am not sure. I have not seen any formal NO from a lawyer or the board that WMF cannot or should not do it. Was there any?
i agree with you Yann. We need something to realize Wikinews network, for the rest of the world, for the rest of the Wikimedia projects and for the courageous Wikinews people. Playing with Wikinews is a very hard and very difficult task because time pass and sometime it's like to try to fillfull a pitt with a little spoon, a monk work.
The idea of monsieur Wales to have someone into the board full time on Wikinews is also a very good news. We need badly a voice for Wikinews.
jacques "online and eyes open " divol
Christophe Henner a écrit :
Hi,
This is my opinion, I don't think it's a good idea. On a short term, it would be really usefull, but in fact on the long term I do believe it wouldn't be a so good idea. There would be confusion like "is wikinews a Wikinews Foundation project or a Wikimedia Foundation Project." Moreover, you're proposal looks like, to me, like a "Wikinews Chapter".
This is my main concern for the creation of a separate organisation.
In France, but I think it should be the same in other countries, in order to have a press card, the main aim of the "Wikinews Foundation" you have to earn 50% in a journalism job. And earn it in France. So Wikinews Foundation won't help the french wikinewsie. For accreditation the French Chapter is helping at it, and actually we are not that bad in having them.
[cut]
Well accredidation from Wikinews cannot be "a professional journalist accredidation" in France, but I think it still would be quit useful. It would be a first step toward the recognition of citizen journalists, as "real" journalists.
Actually this issue is important for every other citizen journalists community / organisation. Even if there are different than Wikinews, they share this same problem. Were there contacted? Indymedia? AgoraVox? others?
Regards,
Yann
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