MZMcBride wrote: >... > 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....
Global Voices a blog aggregator focusing on the developing world started by Harvard's Ethan Zuckerman and former CNN bureau chief Rebecca MacKinnon. Their FAQ is far better than their about page or the press release: http://globalvoicesonline.org/about/faq-frequently-asked-questions/ I agree mentioning Wikinews would have been a great idea, in particular because Global Voices' blogs' content is the sort of thing which almost always gets immediately reverted from Wikipedia if it's at all controversial (I saw such a revert of a Global Voices blog re-post on a Shell abuse in Nigeria just yesterday) in a way that less reliable but popular US and UK blogs such as Slashdot rarely are. Global Voices occasionally cites Wikinews and Wikinewsies: http://globalvoicesonline.org/?s=wikinews 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? _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
