Thanks James. I'll leave this open to more comments but I just saw I've forgotten to add copy for the VW post on Facebook... Perhaps this:

• Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn stood down this week, as eleven million of their cars are revealed to have circumvented emissions tests. #NewsOnWikipedia

Again with "circumvented" or "cheated" or... well, whatever is most engaging and, cruically, most true ;)

Joe

On 30 September 2015 at 03:02, James Alexander <jalexander@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Thanks as always Joe! Social thoughts in line:

James Alexander

Manager

Trust & Safety

Wikimedia Foundation

(415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Joe Sutherland <jsutherland@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Hey all,

We today published "News on Wikipedia: Japan shocks the rugby world, an earthquake strikes Chile, and more" to the Wikimedia blog. URL: 

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/29/catalonia-elections-and-supermoon/

We plan to send out five pieces of social for this story, spread through the rest of the week to keep things timely.

Here's the proposed social - comments welcome!

Twitter:

• Catalonia's regional elections result in victory for pro-independence parties #NewsOnWikipedia

LGTM

 

• 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars are carrying software  #NewsOnWikipedia

This seems to cut off after software (my laptop is carrying software too what of it :P) which is probably just a fail as you were copying it over I imagine. Perhaps:

• 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars are carrying software designed to fake emissions tests #NewsOnWikipedia
  
• 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars are carrying software designed to manipulate emissions tests #NewsOnWikipedia
  

Not quite sure the right word to use there where fake/manipulate is but I think both of those work

Could also adjust with a "we learn" prefix which may fit a bit better into "this week" (obviously those cars had the software before etc) like:

• We learn 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars have software designed to manipulate emissions tests #NewsOnWikipedia 
  

same question about fake/manipulate obviously here.

• Pope Francis (@Pontifex) made a tour of the US last week. #NewsOnWikipedia

• At least 1,100 were killed in a stampede at the Hajj last week. #NewsOnWikipedia

• Did you catch the #supermoon ? #NewsOnWikipedia

LGTM, like the supermoon question. I'm a personal fan of #bloodmoon but others may have better ideas :)

 

[Hashtag suggestions for that last one welcome :) ]

Facebook/G+:

• Catalan elections have put pressure onto national parties leading up to Spain's national elections in December. #NewsOnWikipedia

•  #NewsOnWikipedia

• Pope Francis attracted crowds of thousands in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, last week. #NewsOnWikipedia

• A stampede in Mina was the deadliest such incident since the Hajj of 1990. #NewsOnWikipedia

• If you missed Monday's "supermoon" total lunar eclipse, the next one's due in 2033... #NewsOnWikipedia

best,

Joe

 

I'm happy with all of the FB/G+ ones 

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