https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57808
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Bug ID: 57808
Summary: Mobile reporting platform
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Extensions requests
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
Mobile Platform: ---
Mobile reporting platform
Wikinews encourages its journalist to engage in original reporting. Timeliness
of contributing it very important, and being able to do reporting from the
field can be essential for larger events such the Paralympic Games, World
Championships, Olympic Games, and Commonwealth Games. Creating a reporting
toolkit that could allow reporting from a tablet device would be extremely
useful. Some of these tasks are already built into other projects, such as
commons. Tasks that would be nice for a mobile reporting tool for reporters to
do (though not all required but would be nice to have):
Recording audio files in ogg or converting audio files to an ogg format.
Being able to chose whether to upload these files to a local Wikinews project
or to Commons under a compatible license.
Transcription of audio files into text format.
Recording video files in ogv or converting video files to an ogv format.
Being able to chose whether to upload these files to a local Wikinews project
or to Commons under a compatible license.
Being able to upload pictures to a local Wikinews project or to Commons
under a compatible license. Automatically create gallery code with the Wikinews
photographer credited in compliance with local Wikinews policies for photo
essays.
Being able to type notes that can be automatically shared on the talk page
of the associated Wikinews article being developed.
Being able to import e-mails that are used for reporting verification in
PDF format to the program that can be uploaded locally to Wikinews or can be
sent to [email protected]. Have an automatic message posted to the talk page
of the associated Wikinews article being developed explaining were the
verifying information can be found.
Allowing reporters to sort audio, video, image files, typed reporter notes,
e-mailed information by reporting event for ease in use.
Automate part of the process for creating an article on Wikinews by pulling
in the default draft template, autogenerating category for the reporter,
putting in the original reporting template, pulling in the location from the
device to say where the reporting is being submitted from, then querying
reporter about topic for appropriate infobox and categories for the article.
Laura Hale and pi zero, both on the provisional board of The Wikinewsie Group
would be keen to act as mentors for how to implement this from a community
perspective. Some limited technical assistance may be available. The tool may
also be useful for educational outreach programs and some Commons uploading
activities.
URL:https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mentorship_programs/Possible_projects#Mobile_reporting_platform
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