We’re in the process of giving the wikinewsie.org site a serious makeover.
Whilst the primary function of the domain will still be letting accredited reporters have more-professional email addresses, and a nonpublic wiki for ongoing investigations or embargoed material, this blog is intended to give some insights into the processes in-use on Wikinews.
Writing articles frequently proves a challenge for newcomers so, from time-to-time, we’ll have posts on how to formulate an article, what are — and are not — acceptable sources, what we mean by inverted pyramid style, and the most-common errors people make when first trying to contribute to Wikinews.
Since the cadré of accredited reporters is expanding to include those working on the non-English versions of Wikinews, some of those posts may be in other languages.
For now, why not have a play with our feed tracker? This, as it expands, should be a useful tool to quickly track down additional sources when writing synthesis articles. It even helps you format the markup to cite a source on Wikinews.
