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11 February, 2005 Chatmag News.Wikinews, a sub project of the Wikimedia Foundation, held an online conference with several prominent 'bloggers on Saturday, Feb. 5th. The purpose of the conference was to introduce bloggers to the concept of Wikinews, and to explore avenues to integrate blogging into the Wikinews sections.
Blogging has come into its own right as a news source, in many cases posting stories well ahead of the main stream media. Blogging is the latest buzz word, with bloggers in attendance at last year's political conventions, most notably at the Democratic Convention.
The basic premise of Wikinews, in their statement:
"We seek to create a free source of news, where, provided that we can overcome the digital divide, every human being is invited to contribute reports about events large and small, either from direct experience, or summarized from elsewhere.
While Wikinews aims to be a useful resource of its own, it will also provide an alternative to proprietary news agencies like the Associated Press or Reuters; that is, it will allow independent media outfits to get a high quality feed of news free of charge to complement their own reporting.
Wikinews follows key principles which have made Wikipedia and other Wikimedia web sites what they are today: neutrality, free content, and an open decision making process."
The first online conference between Wikinews and bloggers discussed "how Wikinews can become a part of the blogosphere, and how Wikinews content can be useful to blogs."
Topics included:
Wikinews RSS feeds: What options are there, what can we expect?
Using Wikinews content in your blog.
Providing content from your blog to the Wikinews project.
Linking to blogs.
Providing photos.One topic covered, using RSS feeds for Wikinews, has spawned a temporary RSS feed on Blogspot, until a permanent feed can be established.
Another topic mentioned was the IM'ing between Bloggers, and how more lines of communication can be opened between Wikinews and Bloggers, either via IM or IRC chat channels.
One point of contention is in the basic function of Wikinews versus blogging. Wikinews stories are fluid, being edited on a continuous basis, whereas blogs tend to be more a fixed, finished product. Some level of compromise would need to be forthcoming to accommodate each style of editing.
Overall, the first meeting was a positive step toward integrating Wikinews with bloggers.
External Links:
[Wikinews] [Wikinews and Blogs] [Wikinews Blog, Blogspot]
[Wikimedia Foundation] [Wikipedia]
Blog entries regarding the meeting.
[j's Scratchpad] [Joi Ito] [Seanbonner.com] [SJ]
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