Editors' blog

Editors’ blog Articles in February, 2012

Wikinews: You CAN copy us

Wikinews: You CAN copy us

One of the goals in creating Wikinews was providing a syndication source. If you still have a local newspaper, ask them how painfully expensive reproducing articles from The New York Times or Tribune Media Services is; similarly, the main wire services Reuters, Associated Press, the More …

Video reportage

Video reportage

When I mentioned possibly creating a Wikinewsie-specific “Live” Linux distribution, I included a recent sample video report. Well, I just created another, shown here. I think this is slightly better put-together than the previous video report, but still has a few shortcomings. The process of More …

Reporters' ID cards

At long last we’ve got funding, and the go-ahead, for Wikinewsies to have press IDs. They won’t look like the business card design to the left, but that will be a starting point. As highlighted by Wikimedia UK, a code of conduct for those issued More …

A Wikinewsie's "Live" version?

Several issues that cropped up recently see me casting about, looking for a change of Linux distribution. I think the 3rd search result on Google for “ubuntu unity horrible” best sums up my thoughts regarding the direction Ubuntu is heading (for those too lazy to More …