Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation named Knight News Challenge winner
Awesome. I have close people that arrived in the finals of this challenge, and I know how difficult it is to be awarded with this prize. Congratulations! Tom On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Oona Castro wrote: > +1 to what Fabrice said (not only myself but many others I know have > applied a couple of times) > > Congratulations! > > Oona -- Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation named Knight News Challenge winner
+1 to what Fabrice said (not only myself but many others I know have applied a couple of times) Congratulations! Oona On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Fabrice Florin wrote: > Congrats to everyone who worked on the Knight grant! > > As someone who applied three years in a row for a News Challenge grant, I > can assure you this is no small feat. ;o) > > The News Challenge contest is very competitive, with thousands of > applications submitted in each round from some of the top names in > nonprofit journalism. So it's a testament to all your hard work that we > were named a winner this year. > > Nicely done, you guys! > > > Fabrice > > > On Jan 17, 2013, at 11:09 AM, wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.orgwrote: > > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:20:45 -0800 > > From: Matthew Roth > > To: press-rele...@lists.wikimedia.org > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] > > Wikimedia Foundation named Knight News Challenge > winner > > Message-ID: > >vby2sf0jwpeg3nmeyy4kwaahv-mzhn5xb6+1abnnsr...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > > > (This press release is also available online at: > > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_Knight_News_Challenge_winner > ) > > > > Wikimedia Foundation named winner of Knight News Challenge > > > > $600,000 in Knight Foundation funding supports innovation across > > Wikimedia mobile initiatives > > > > SAN FRANCISCO, CA - January 17, 2013 - The Wikimedia Foundation was > > named a winner in the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight > > News Challenge for its efforts to expand and improve Wikimedia's > > mobile projects. The Wikimedia Foundation is enhancing the Wikipedia > > mobile experience and making it easier to access Wikipedia, > > particularly for readers in developing countries. > > > > As mobile technology is increasingly the primary opportunity for > > billions of people around the world to access the Internet, the > > Wikimedia Foundation is working to remove the two biggest hurdles to > > access free knowledge: cost and accessibility. The News Challenge > > grant will be utilized in four areas: > > *Improving the way that users experience our mobile platform on feature > phones; > > *Expanding Wikipedia Zero, which gives mobile users free access to > > Wikipedia on their phones; > > *Developing features to improve the mobile experience regardless of > > how feature-rich the device is, including new ways to access Wikipedia > > via texting; > > *Increasing the number of languages that can access Wikipedia on mobile. > > > > The Wikimedia Foundation is one of eight mobile projects to receive a > > total of $2.4 million today through the Knight News Challenge, which > > accelerates projects with funding and advice from Knight's network of > > media innovators. A full list is at knightfoundation.org. > > > > "Knight Foundation's funding will support us making the mobile version > > of Wikipedia easier to use, as well as enabling us to expand Wikipedia > > Zero, our project with mobile operators that lets their customers > > access Wikipedia for free," said Sue Gardner, Executive Director of > > the Wikimedia Foundation. "I'm very happy Knight has chosen to support > > us; it's an important affirmation of our mobile work." > > > > Knight Foundation, the nation?s leading funder of journalism and media > > innovation, is committed to promoting democracy by supporting informed > > and engaged communities. Founded by newsmen John S. and James L. > > Knight, the foundation launched the Knight News Challenge in 2007 to > > find the next generation of innovations that help communities get the > > information they need. > > > > "Wikipedia has helped define the way that people collaboratively > > create content. Making the site available to more people across the > > world will help foster and spread that culture," said John Bracken, > > director for journalism and media innovation at Knight Foundation. > > > > The $600,000 News Challenge grant is for two years and follows a > > general support grant of $250,000 that Knight Foundation awarded to > > the Wikimedia Foundation in December 2012. > > > > The Wikimedia Foundation and the other winners of the challenge will > > present their projects via live Web stream at 12:30 p.m. ET/ 10:30 > > a.m. MT Friday, January 18 at knightfoundation.org/live, from a > > gathering on the future of mobile at Arizona State University. (Follow > > #newschallenge on Twitter.) > > > > About the Wikimedia Foundation > > > > http://wikimediafoundation.org > > http://blog.wikimedia.org > > > > The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates > > Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix, > > Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation > > receive more than 483 million unique visitors per month, making them > > the fifth-most popular web property world-w
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation named Knight News Challenge winner
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Fabrice Florin wrote: > Congrats to everyone who worked on the Knight grant! +1, this is great! Congratulations to all! best, Phoebe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation named Knight News Challenge winner
This is great news. Congratulations to those who worked on this grant proposal. I'm always glad to hear that progress continues to be made at making Wikimedia content more accessible and/or editable on mobile. Pine ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation named Knight News Challenge winner
Congrats to everyone who worked on the Knight grant! As someone who applied three years in a row for a News Challenge grant, I can assure you this is no small feat. ;o) The News Challenge contest is very competitive, with thousands of applications submitted in each round from some of the top names in nonprofit journalism. So it's a testament to all your hard work that we were named a winner this year. Nicely done, you guys! Fabrice On Jan 17, 2013, at 11:09 AM, wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org wrote: > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:20:45 -0800 > From: Matthew Roth > To: press-rele...@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] > Wikimedia Foundation named Knight News Challenge winner > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > (This press release is also available online at: > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_Knight_News_Challenge_winner) > > Wikimedia Foundation named winner of Knight News Challenge > > $600,000 in Knight Foundation funding supports innovation across > Wikimedia mobile initiatives > > SAN FRANCISCO, CA - January 17, 2013 - The Wikimedia Foundation was > named a winner in the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight > News Challenge for its efforts to expand and improve Wikimedia's > mobile projects. The Wikimedia Foundation is enhancing the Wikipedia > mobile experience and making it easier to access Wikipedia, > particularly for readers in developing countries. > > As mobile technology is increasingly the primary opportunity for > billions of people around the world to access the Internet, the > Wikimedia Foundation is working to remove the two biggest hurdles to > access free knowledge: cost and accessibility. The News Challenge > grant will be utilized in four areas: > *Improving the way that users experience our mobile platform on feature > phones; > *Expanding Wikipedia Zero, which gives mobile users free access to > Wikipedia on their phones; > *Developing features to improve the mobile experience regardless of > how feature-rich the device is, including new ways to access Wikipedia > via texting; > *Increasing the number of languages that can access Wikipedia on mobile. > > The Wikimedia Foundation is one of eight mobile projects to receive a > total of $2.4 million today through the Knight News Challenge, which > accelerates projects with funding and advice from Knight's network of > media innovators. A full list is at knightfoundation.org. > > "Knight Foundation's funding will support us making the mobile version > of Wikipedia easier to use, as well as enabling us to expand Wikipedia > Zero, our project with mobile operators that lets their customers > access Wikipedia for free," said Sue Gardner, Executive Director of > the Wikimedia Foundation. "I'm very happy Knight has chosen to support > us; it's an important affirmation of our mobile work." > > Knight Foundation, the nation?s leading funder of journalism and media > innovation, is committed to promoting democracy by supporting informed > and engaged communities. Founded by newsmen John S. and James L. > Knight, the foundation launched the Knight News Challenge in 2007 to > find the next generation of innovations that help communities get the > information they need. > > "Wikipedia has helped define the way that people collaboratively > create content. Making the site available to more people across the > world will help foster and spread that culture," said John Bracken, > director for journalism and media innovation at Knight Foundation. > > The $600,000 News Challenge grant is for two years and follows a > general support grant of $250,000 that Knight Foundation awarded to > the Wikimedia Foundation in December 2012. > > The Wikimedia Foundation and the other winners of the challenge will > present their projects via live Web stream at 12:30 p.m. ET/ 10:30 > a.m. MT Friday, January 18 at knightfoundation.org/live, from a > gathering on the future of mobile at Arizona State University. (Follow > #newschallenge on Twitter.) > > About the Wikimedia Foundation > > http://wikimediafoundation.org > http://blog.wikimedia.org > > The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates > Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix, > Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation > receive more than 483 million unique visitors per month, making them > the fifth-most popular web property world-wide (comScore, November > 2012). Available in 285 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 24 > million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of > roughly 80,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the > Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded > primarily through donations and grants. > > Press contact > Jay Walsh > Senior Director, Communications > Wikimedi
