The English Wikinews writing contest has now officially begun. See
http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews:Writing_contest
for details. This is a contest of endurance; I will try to maintain a
daily log of the survivors.
I encourage readers from other Wikinews editions to observe the contest
and decide whether it makes sense to implement a local equivalent.
All best,
Erik