Congratulations! A very powerful message and a precisely composed one, too. Kudos to Victor and everyone involved! Michael
2014-12-18 9:21 GMT+01:00 Anders Wennersten <m...@anderswennersten.se>: > > Excellent piece of work! > > It makes me really glad (and proud) to see, in this professional way, what > our daily chore adds up to in the end. > > I am also very pleased to see this type of "modern" communication material > being produced by WMF, many thank to the people involved! > Anders > > > > Juliet Barbara skrev den 2014-12-18 06:36: > >> This announcement is also available online here: >> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first- >> ever-annual-video-reflects-contributions-from-people-around-the-world/ >> >> Wikipedia: #Edit2014 is available online here: >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Edit_2014.webm and >> http://youtu.be/ci0Pihl2zXY >> >> >> >> *Wikipedia’s first-ever annual video reflects contributions from people >> around the world* >> >> Today, the Wikimedia Foundation released its first ever year in review >> video, chronicling the celebration, pain, fear, resilience, and discovery >> that came to characterize 2014. More than anything, it celebrates those >> who >> come to Wikipedia to learn and understand the complexity of our world, and >> those who edit and contribute information so that others might do the >> same. >> >> In watching the video, you embark on a journey through the world and >> Wikipedia, revisiting what you read and edited this year. From the FIFA >> World Cup to the Indian general elections, and the Ice Bucket Challenge to >> Ebola in West Africa, we follow threads of discovery through Wikipedia’s >> vast constellation of knowledge, finding opportunities to contribute along >> the way. We venture from Sochi to outer space in less than three minutes. >> >> Wikipedia is among the most popular sites in the world, but the Wikimedia >> Foundation (WMF) is a small non-profit. The video was put together on a >> shoestring budget, and in less than two months, through the generous >> collaboration and contributions of Wikimedians and Wikipedia supporters. >> The Wikimedia Foundation’s storyteller and video producer, Victor Grigas >> said, “We had to get creative to make this happen, we couldn’t just throw >> money at it. This video was made with everyday tools: a computer, an >> internet connection, lots of deep, patient thinking, research and >> collaboration, and the free content that ordinary people uploaded to >> Wikipedia.” >> >> Every piece of imagery and video we use was uploaded by you. Wikimedia’s >> commitment to open access and free information meant we could only use >> freely licensed photos and videos when producing this video. While the >> Foundation may have edited the video, contributions came from users around >> the world. >> >> You will see many amazing freely licensed images in the video — beautiful >> photographs of monuments, recordings of major world events from citizen >> journalists. At the same time, you will also see some grainy and dated >> images — such as those used to illustrate West Africa’s struggle with the >> deadly Ebola outbreak. The images used to illustrate that segment date >> back >> to 1976, from an outbreak in Zaire. Although other, more recent freely >> licensed images are available, most addressed things such as proper use of >> personal protective equipment or laboratory facilities, rather than the >> immediate impact on human lives. >> >> With hundreds of millions of people relying on Wikipedia to learn and >> understand more about the world around them, the instance of Ebola >> highlights the immense need for freely licensed images of important world >> events. We encourage people everywhere to freely license and share images >> and photographs of the notable people, places, or historic events — and in >> doing so, help make the sum of all knowledge available to everyone. You >> can >> upload your pictures Wikimedia Commons (Wikipedia’s central media >> repository) under a free license. >> >> While Ebola’s treatment in this video underscores the continuing need for >> people to contribute freely licensed images, it is also an inspiring true >> story about collaboration. As the Ebola outbreak raged, devastating the >> lives of people in numerous countries, Wikimedians looked for ways to >> contribute. Together with Translators Without Borders and the medical >> professionals at the WikiProject Med Foundation, volunteers translated the >> article on Ebola into more than fifty languages, including numerous >> African >> languages. 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