2008 Picture of the year contest is finished. Please see Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Resultsfor details. In short, Zanimun won with Image:Independents Day MG 8679.jpghttp://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg. Congratulations to all the competitors, and thanks to everyone who helped organize and participated in the contest. http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results
The result of the 2008 Wikinews Picture of the yearhttp://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008is as follows: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg The winning image, taken by our very own, Nick Moreau (Zanimum)http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Zanimum. Originally Captioned as: *University of Cincinnati hosted Independent's Day, for independent presidential candidates to debate at. Turnout was less than expected.*
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_and_sulfur_dioxide_emissions_from_the_Halema%60uma%60u_vent.jpg http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_and_sulfur_dioxide_emissions_from_the_Halema%60uma%60u_vent.jpg Tied runner up, taken by Mila Zinkovahttp://home.comcast.net/%7Emilazinkova/Fogshadow.html. Originally captioned as: *Mila Zinkova spent ten days near the Halema`uma`u crater capturing this and other images*
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:2008TaipeiCityNewYearCountdownParty_Firework_Taipei101.jpg http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:2008TaipeiCityNewYearCountdownParty_Firework_Taipei101.jpg Tied runner up, this image was captioned: *In the 2008 Taipei City New Year Countdown Party, the Taipei 101 skyscraper showed the "Love Taiwan" mark during the New Year celebration fireworks.* was taken by C.D.L./ChunDer Leehttp://www.flickr.com/people/chunder_lee/ .
-bawolff
For those who didn't see the correction on the site, Lex Kolychev took the picture. Zanimum arranged for him to be there and uploaded the photo.SVTCobra----- Original Message -----From: bawolff Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:20 pmSubject: [Wikinews-l] 2008 POTY ResultsTo: Wikinews mailing list > 2008 Picture of the year contest is finished. Please see> Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results> for> details. In short, Zanimun won with Image:Independents Day MG> 8679.jpg.> Congratulations to all the competitors, and thanks to everyone > who helped> organize and participated in the contest.> > > > The result of the 2008 Wikinews Picture of the> yearis> as follows:> > > The winning image, taken by our very own, Nick Moreau> (Zanimum).> Originally Captioned as: *University of Cincinnati hosted > Independent's Day,> for independent presidential candidates to debate at. Turnout > was less than> expected.*> > > > > Tied runner up, taken by Mila> Zinkova.> Originally captioned as: *Mila Zinkova spent ten days near the > Halema`uma`ucrater capturing this and other images*> > > > Tied runner up, this image was captioned: *In the 2008 Taipei > City New Year> Countdown Party, the Taipei 101 skyscraper showed the "Love > Taiwan" mark> during the New Year celebration fireworks.* was taken by> C.D.L./ChunDer Lee> .> > > > > -bawolff>
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