If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

WikiNews

dangerman · 2004-10-26 22:32:25

Hey, this is mega cool. The creators of Wikipedia are considering creating WikiNews. Read about it here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikinews Sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but definately one that if anyone, the wikipedia guys can pull it off. Just imagine, free, peer reviewed/edited/approved news reporting.…

Options

26-10-2004 11:32pm

#1

dangerman

Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭

Join Date: June 2003

Posts: 1037

Hey, this is mega cool.

The creators of Wikipedia are considering creating WikiNews.

Read about it here:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikinews

Sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but definately one that if anyone, the wikipedia guys can pull it off.

Just imagine, free, peer reviewed/edited/approved news reporting. Grassroutes power!

0

Comments

Options
#2 27-10-2004 12:34am
flogen

Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2001

Posts: 8941

Certainly a good idea, I look forward to any new news outlet, especially one with such a strong backing company!

Saying that, neutral reportage and accurate stories will be a difficult thing to monitor when it comes to having such open input, but if they get it to work then it would be great.

Also good to see them allow free usage for local and national media, if done properly this could really revolutionise news gathering.

flogen

0