Hi, Great turn out last night. It was fantastic to see so many people there. :) There are some
If people could keep an eye out on http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Non-sponsors%27_logos_plastered_by_peeved_Paralympiansto make sure it gets through review submission, that would be fantastic. Irena is working on http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Raw_Opals_spend_week_preparing_for_London_Gamesand support for her would be great. This article needs to be submitted no later than Sunday for it to remain timely. Bidgee has two articles he needs support in writing, including one that needs to be submitted for publishing today. It is a summary of what we saw at the track yesterday. http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=File:2012-05-18_13-04_Track_and_Field_Wikinews.pdf&page=1is the notes for that. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:AIS_Track_and_Field includes some possible pictures. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sound_recording_for_Wikinews_on_the_Australian_Paralympic_runners_regarding_sponsorship.oggis from the sponsor article. An important fact that may not be in the journalist notes because of time constraints in writing: The athletics guys will be leaving for Queensland by Monday to train for about a month before decamping to Wales in the final run for the Games. Bidgee probably could also use some help in writing up the interview with the Reardon. The notes are the same, pictures are the same. Scott is the runner with the prostetic. He lost his leg when he was 12 in a farming accident. There are some additional details about him on the APC website. The Opals article has sources including a media packet available if you e-mail John or Toby. Some pictures are available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Basketball_and_Netball_Centre to help illustrate the article. The Canberra Times wrote about Lauren Jackson. Tim could use some help with writing up the rowing. I don't know where his notes are but please feel free to ask him for them and pictures. There are a few pictures at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:AIS_Rowing_Shed Any help getting these submitted would be fantastic. The sooner they get published the better because Wikinews has a timeliness issue, and if we delay too long, the hard work in getting the notes, doing the interviews, taking the pictures won't be recognised with a news story. The work we've done will result in very real news stories that other Australian news organisations either cannot or will not run. Think the Get!Up controversy with the sponsored logo issue. Now I've got to go catch my plane. :) If you need any help, I've found Pizero, Brian McNeil and B-R-S to be extremely willing to help new contributors fix problems. They can often be found at #wikinews on IRC. Sincerely, Laura Hale -- mobile: 0412183663 twitter: purplepopple blog: ozziesport.com
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