I can support the coverage in spanish and english-to-spanish for Wikinews, and work in the design of the exhibition proposed by Andrew. Regards.
2013/8/20 Andrew Lih <[email protected]> > Brian, I'm not as interested in the logistics of streaming every session, > but the idea of having a daily dispatch from Wikimania with Wikinewsies, > following on the tradition of Wikipedia Weekly podcasting from the > conference and Signpost write-ups could be really interesting. A daily > video roundup perhaps, with team coverage. > > To your second point -- how to use this as an outreach opportunity to > raise Wikipedia awareness not just in London but elsewhere. > > We came up with an idea of a "Wikipedia Traveling Exhibit" at the > Wikimania session on museum exhibits, and encourage more thinking along > these lines. What if we could have a portable 10 ft x 10 ft display that > tells Wikipedia's story, with an adjoining area where people could learn to > edit Wikipedia, alongside volunteer editors. > > Here is a link to the Wikimania session and the Etherpad notes from the > session. > > Also, below are the two Wikipedia Weekly podcasts episodes from Wikimania > 2013: > > > * > https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Edit_this_Museum_Exhibit_about_Wikipedia > > * http://etherpad.wmflabs.org/pad/p/Wikipedia_exhibition > > * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikipediaWeekly#Wikimania_2013 > > > > > -Andrew Lih > Associate professor of journalism, American University > Email: [email protected] > WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com > BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com > PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video > > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 2:22 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We're looking a year ahead, so we should have plenty of time to sort >> things out. But, the UK has some particularly-talented Wikinewsies (I'm >> looking at Iain Macdonald, Tom Morris and Paul Williams in particular). >> >> It would be short-sighted, in the extreme, not to ask the UK-resident >> Wikinewsies to get involved. Given the direction I've seen Paul heading off >> in (to Wikinews' great loss) I suspect he would make a great 'Head of >> Broadcasting' for next year's Wikimania; and, with Wikimedia UK's support, >> could help make sure Wikimania 2014 is the 'most-online' annual >> conference to-date. [All sessions webcast live, all recordings thereof >> online faster than the BBC does with iPlayer.] >> >> The major snag for me, a Wikinewsie in Edinburgh, is it looks-like >> Wikimania 2014 clashes with the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe. (I >> already have interest from a local community Radio station, which might >> lead to free use of high-end gear, and a few other things in-the-works). >> >> But, anyone who is planning to travel to the UK for Wikimania should bear >> that in-mind! >> >> If you want to come up to The Athens of The North, post-conference, start >> looking at those accommodation bookings right now. Otherwise, you'll be >> camping somewhere in the vicinity of Arthur's Seat. >> >> Regardless, and no-matter how hard Wikimedia UK tries to promote their >> London Wikimania, I can promise you "us lot up in Scotland" will keep >> knocking you off the front page when it comes to headlines in the press. >> Does anyone else have some 'creative ideas' about Wikimania 2014 having >> a 'token presence' in Edinburgh? (The Fringe venue I want to 'hijack' is >> close-enough to the Edinburgh Uni CS facilities I was hacking - 25 years >> ago - that, we could run an armoured fibre straight into JANET). >> >> It's simply too-good an opportunity to miss. And, where I strongly agree >> with the broad-criticisms Jimmy made of mainstream media in his HK keynote, >> I know that "the news division of the WMF" (i.e. Wikinews) could wipe the >> floor with the Mainstream on the independence debate. >> >> >> Brian. >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected].**org <[email protected]> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > -- *Atentamente: Iván Martínez Presidente Wikimedia México A.C. wikimedia.mx Imagina un mundo en donde cada persona del planeta pueda tener acceso libre a la suma total del conocimiento humano. Eso es lo que estamos haciendo <http://es.wikipedia.org>. *
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