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
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