Very nice piece, if a little hazy on details. Katherine, how would you suggest that we thank _60 Minutes_? We can tweet to them, although there may be better ways.
Cheers, Pine On Apr 5, 2015 11:30 AM, "Pine W" <[email protected]> wrote: > Excellent, thanks Katherine. I'll check the 60 Minutes segment to see if > they have ideas that I can reuse for the video productions that some of us > are working on this year. It sounds like their intended audience is > different, more aimed at educating readers than educating potential editors > or researchers, so it remains to be seen how much overlap there will be. I > look forward to watching the episode. > > Pine > On Apr 5, 2015 4:17 AM, "Katherine Maher" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> For the past year, the US television program* 60 Minutes*[1] has been >> working on a segment on Wikimedia. We learned that it will air today >> Sunday, April 5, at 7 p.m. EST/PST, and will be available for streaming on >> the* 60** Minutes* website (http://www.cbsnews.com/60-minutes/), >> reportedly >> without any geo IP restrictions, shortly after it airs. >> >> We wanted to let you know in case you are interested in watching. *60 >> Minutes *doesn't allow subjects to preview their scripts, but here's what >> we expect: >> >> *BASICS* >> >> Title: "Wikimania" >> Host: Morley Safer >> Length: 13-17 minutes >> Audience: ~12 million, US, general interest, mature audience. >> Time: Sunday, April 5, at 7 p.m. EST/PST >> Availability: Streaming at the* 60** Minutes*/site shortly after airdate; >> no geo IP restrictions >> >> *THEMES* >> >> *60** Minutes* prides itself in making complicated realities easily >> understandable. It will be a high-level introduction for a general >> audience, and may even seem simplistic for a community member. >> >> We expect the segment to be positive, focusing on how Wikipedia is created >> by volunteers from all over the world, and emphasizing how unusual the >> projects are. In terms of negatives, the feature may include some stale >> stereotypes about Wikimedians as socially awkward, the gender gap, and >> inaccuracies. >> >> The segment will feature: >> >> >> - Interviews with Jimmy, Sue, and Lila >> - A short profile of Jimmy as founder. >> - Storytelling from Wikimania London. >> - Examples of people involved with Wikipedia including: Dumi Ndubane >> and >> Bobby Shabangu of Wikimedia ZA; Dorothy Howard leading a GLAM >> editathon at >> the Frick museum in NY; and an interview with NYC Wikipedian Amanda >> Levendowski. >> - Notable facts and figures about Wikipedia, its global popularity, >> depth, and user support. >> >> You can currently find preview clips here: >> http://www.cbsnews.com/60-minutes/ >> >> Thanks to everyone for your support and participation! >> >> Katherine >> >> [1] *60 Minutes* is one of the most popular television shows in the Unites >> States, reaching an audience of as many as 15 million people each week. >> Morley Safer, the journalist, is one of the best known hosts. >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60_Minutes; >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley_Safer >> -- >> Katherine Maher >> Chief Communications Officer >> Wikimedia Foundation >> 149 New Montgomery Street >> San Francisco, CA 94105 >> >> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 >> +1 (415) 712 4873 >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> [email protected] >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/[email protected]> >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
