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

[Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive]

good news!
congratulations Sue..


On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Oona Castro <ocastro at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> wonderful news!
> Congratulations, Sue!
>
> Oona
>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:35 AM, MZMcBride <z at mzmcbride.com> wrote:
>
> > Jay Walsh wrote:
> > >Hi folks - happy to share this news that WMF and Global Voices are
> > >releasing today. Also posted on the WM Blog,
> > >https://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=21160
> > >
> > >[...]
> > >
> > >SAN FRANCISCO -- January 16, 2013 -- The Wikimedia Foundation is happy
> > >to announce that Sue Gardner has been named to the Board of Directors
> > >at Global Voices. Global Voices is a community of more than 1300
> > >authors and translators in dozens of countries around the world that
> > >publishes reports from global citizen journalists, with an emphasis on
> > >voices that aren't ordinarily heard in major international media.
> > >
> > >“Global Voices does great work, and I’m really looking forward to
> > >sharing experiences and expertise with the people involved there.”
> > >said Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. “The
> > >Wikimedia Foundation and Global Voices hold a lot of the same values,
> > >and for me the most important is our shared commitment to freedom of
> > >expression. The world needs strong voices advocating for internet
> > >users’ right to express themselves and to access information without
> > >impediment.”
> >
> > Congrats, Sue! :-)  Global Voices is lucky to have you.
> >
> > Given the mention of global citizen journalists in the blog post, I was a
> > little surprised to not see a mention of Wikinews. Some collaboration
> > between the Wikinewsies and the Global Voices folks might be good to
> > explore. (I'll admit that I'm still somewhat trying to wrap my head
> around
> > what Global Voices exactly is, but a collaboration between the two seemed
> > like it might have promise. If I'm off-base, ignore me.)
> >
> > MZMcBride
> >
> >
> >
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