It was really quite good. Worth watching for those who can find copies. They do all follow Twitter closely, even if the spinoff _140 Seconds_ hasn't been so popular. SJ
On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 4:16 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > 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> > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 _______________________________________________ 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>
