Brian - Is the fact that Wikimedia UK is currently supporting a Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland of any relevance to developing your idea? See http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/08/a-month-as-wikimedian-in-residence-at-the-national-library-of-scotland/
More than this, I'd be very interesting in supporting you and/or any other volunteers in Scotland (or anywhere in the UK for that matter) to explore ways to bring journalism students at all levels to Wikinews. I'd be more than happy to strike up a conversation about this on this mailing list, or any other way that's appropriate -- there's even room for a possible roundtable discussion about this at the upcoming EduWiki conference. Just let me know. Incidentally, this idea I'm proposing is greatly inspired by the wonderful work that Dr. Chad Tew, who is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Southern Indiana. See http://en-wp.com /wiki/User:Crtew -- it would be really great if something like this was developed in Scotland and/or anywhere else in the UK Kind regards, Toni --- Dr Toni Sant - Education Organiser, Wikimedia UK toni.s...@wikimedia.org.uk +44 (0)7885 980 536 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 20 August 2013 07:22, <brian.mcn...@wikinewsie.org> wrote: > We're looking a year ahead, so we should have plenty of time to sort > things out. But, the UK has some particularly-talented Wikinewsies (I'm > looking at Iain Macdonald, Tom Morris and Paul Williams in particular). > > It would be short-sighted, in the extreme, not to ask the UK-resident > Wikinewsies to get involved. Given the direction I've seen Paul heading off > in (to Wikinews' great loss) I suspect he would make a great 'Head of > Broadcasting' for next year's Wikimania; and, with Wikimedia UK's support, > could help make sure Wikimania 2014 is the 'most-online' annual conference > to-date. [All sessions webcast live, all recordings thereof online faster > than the BBC does with iPlayer.] > > The major snag for me, a Wikinewsie in Edinburgh, is it looks-like > Wikimania 2014 clashes with the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe. (I already > have interest from a local community Radio station, which might lead to > free use of high-end gear, and a few other things in-the-works). > > But, anyone who is planning to travel to the UK for Wikimania should bear > that in-mind! > > If you want to come up to The Athens of The North, post-conference, start > looking at those accommodation bookings right now. Otherwise, you'll be > camping somewhere in the vicinity of Arthur's Seat. > > Regardless, and no-matter how hard Wikimedia UK tries to promote their > London Wikimania, I can promise you "us lot up in Scotland" will keep > knocking you off the front page when it comes to headlines in the press. > Does anyone else have some 'creative ideas' about Wikimania 2014 having a > 'token presence' in Edinburgh? (The Fringe venue I want to 'hijack' is > close-enough to the Edinburgh Uni CS facilities I was hacking - 25 years > ago - that, we could run an armoured fibre straight into JANET). > > It's simply too-good an opportunity to miss. And, where I strongly agree > with the broad-criticisms Jimmy made of mainstream media in his HK keynote, > I know that "the news division of the WMF" (i.e. Wikinews) could wipe the > floor with the Mainstream on the independence debate. > > > Brian. > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l<http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l> > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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