On 8/22/07, Brianna Laugher <brianna.laugher@gmail.com> wrote:
On 22/08/07, Wikinews Markie <newsmarkie@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Does the organisation *have* to be only centered on Wikinews? Can't it
> > be called "wiki journalists of the world"?
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> how many wiki news sites are you aware of?? i'm afraid i only know of the
> one :-)
Is the wiki aspect a significant part of Wikinews? I would not have
thought so. There are many tools you could use to collaboratively
write news.
Is the "citizen journalism" part an important part? -there are many
colleagues there.
Is the free/libre part an important part? IIRC this was a strong
argument when Wikinews began, that many people offer limited
free/gratis news, but no one free/libre news.
Is the 'neutral' part an important part? I would guess so.
cheers,
Brianna
commons:user:pfctdayelise
the wiki part IMO is not important on it's own its the things that go with wikinews. the NPOV which (generally) other citizen journalists or bloggers dont abide by.
also the process of accreditation relies on trust. trust that the person will not give wikinews a bad rep and the trust we can put in people is limited if their not invloved in the wikinews community. also giving passes to other (non -wiki) users would kinda be pointless if they dont contribute to wikinews and therfore wont know what is needed for the story and how to present and balance it at the end.
just my thoughts though.
mark