good news! congratulations Sue..
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Oona Castro <ocas...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > wonderful news! > Congratulations, Sue! > > Oona > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:35 AM, MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote: > > > Jay Walsh wrote: > > >Hi folks - happy to share this news that WMF and Global Voices are > > >releasing today. Also posted on the WM Blog, > > >https://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=21160 > > > > > >[...] > > > > > >SAN FRANCISCO -- January 16, 2013 -- The Wikimedia Foundation is happy > > >to announce that Sue Gardner has been named to the Board of Directors > > >at Global Voices. Global Voices is a community of more than 1300 > > >authors and translators in dozens of countries around the world that > > >publishes reports from global citizen journalists, with an emphasis on > > >voices that aren't ordinarily heard in major international media. > > > > > >“Global Voices does great work, and I’m really looking forward to > > >sharing experiences and expertise with the people involved there.” > > >said Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. “The > > >Wikimedia Foundation and Global Voices hold a lot of the same values, > > >and for me the most important is our shared commitment to freedom of > > >expression. The world needs strong voices advocating for internet > > >users’ right to express themselves and to access information without > > >impediment.” > > > > Congrats, Sue! :-) Global Voices is lucky to have you. > > > > Given the mention of global citizen journalists in the blog post, I was a > > little surprised to not see a mention of Wikinews. Some collaboration > > between the Wikinewsies and the Global Voices folks might be good to > > explore. (I'll admit that I'm still somewhat trying to wrap my head > around > > what Global Voices exactly is, but a collaboration between the two seemed > > like it might have promise. If I'm off-base, ignore me.) > > > > MZMcBride > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > -- *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* (নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী হাছিব) FB <http://www.facebook.com/nhasive> :: Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/nhasive>:: Skype: nhasive Bangla Wikipedia User: nhasive <http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Nhasive> ** _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
