[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia ED Sue Gardner named to Global Voices Board of Directors (MZMcBride)

[Philippe Beaudette]

In addition, I'm not sure that link makes the point you wish to make,
James.  For instance, you note that it has NO supporting signups?

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On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Jan 17, 2013 7:11 PM, "James Salsman" <jsalsman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > So I trust this bodes well for the (originally 2008) proposal to fund
> > Wikinews reporters which has surfaced from the community in various
> > forms through the years -- e.g.
> >
> http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposal:Reporter_Reimbursement_Program
> > -- but has never received the merest hint of support from the
> > Foundation.
> >
> > Now that will certainly change. Right?
>
> I don't see why you would assume that... So Sue supports Global Voices, why
> would that mean the foundation will now fund travel for Wikinewsies?
>
> That said, there are lots of chapter microgrants programs and now a
> foundation individual grants program that could be used for this sort of
> thing. I thought they point of citizen journalism was to make use of people
> that are already there, though...
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