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;Title: Journalism and the online information community: How Wikimedians cover Wikimedia
  
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;Affiliation: ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost Wikipedia Signpost]''
  
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;Abstract: Wikipedia makes a massive contribution to the world's knowledge and information accessibility. By many metrics, the hundreds of language-Wikipedias and other Wikimedia projects comprise one of the world's largest institutions; yet it is relatively unnoticed by journalists, except when major controversies arise. Mainstream journalism has only scratched the surface of this complex web of websites, projects, and the volunteers and paid staff who run the Wikimedia movement, leaving the job of documenting and explaining its workings to the movement itself. A number of institutions and solo projects devoted to Wikimedia journalism are attempting to fill this gap, raising many interesting questions: such as what questions should I write here? The panel will discuss approaches to Wikimedia community journalism and the advantages, challenges, and biases of each.
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;Abstract: Wikipedia makes a massive contribution to the world's knowledge and information accessibility. By many metrics, the hundreds of language-Wikipedias and other Wikimedia projects comprise one of the world's largest institutions; yet it is relatively unnoticed by journalists, except when major controversies arise. Mainstream journalism has only scratched the surface of this complex web of websites, projects, and the volunteers and paid staff who run the Wikimedia movement, leaving the job of documenting and explaining its workings to the movement itself. A number of institutions and solo projects devoted to Wikimedia journalism are attempting to fill this gap, raising many interesting questions: such as:
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:* How does community journalism differ from professional media coverage of Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects?
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:* How does the nature of the community institution affect the coverage it creates?
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:* How does the lack of professional journalism training, expertise, and resources affect community journalism?
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:The panel will discuss approaches to Wikimedia community journalism and the advantages, challenges, and biases of each.
   
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:WWB William Beutler], ''[http://thewikipedian.net/ The Wikipedian]''
  
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:WWB William Beutler], ''[http://thewikipedian.net/ The Wikipedian]''
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Resident_Mario Aleksey Bilogur], associate editor, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost Wikipedia Signpost]''
  
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Resident_Mario Aleksey Bilogur], associate editor, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost Wikipedia Signpost]''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gamaliel Robert Fernandez], co-editor-in-chief, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost Wikipedia Signpost]''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ed_Erhart_%28WMF%29 Ed Erhart], WMF Communications; former editor-in-chief, ''Wikipedia Signpost''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fuzheado Andrew Lih], Professor of journalism at American University, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikipediaWeekly Wikipedia Weekly]'' podcast
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gamaliel Robert Fernandez], Saint Leo University, co-editor-in-chief, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost Wikipedia Signpost]''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jayen466 Andreas Kolbe], ''[http://wikipediocracy.com/ Wikipediocracy]''; ''Wikipedia Signpost''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fuzheado Andrew Lih], Professor of journalism at American University; ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikipediaWeekly Wikipedia Weekly]'' podcast
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;Length of presentation: 45 min. (60 would be preferred given the size of the panel, but we can work with 45.)
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;Length of presentation: 45-60 min. (60 would be preferred given the size of the panel, but we can work with 45.)
   
 
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;Will you attend WikiConference USA if your submission is not accepted?: Other panelists yes, submitter tentative.
 
;Will you attend WikiConference USA if your submission is not accepted?: Other panelists yes, submitter tentative.
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 19 December 2015

Session at WikiconUSA 2015
Title
Journalism and the online information community: How Wikimedians cover Wikimedia
Theme
Community
Type of submission
Panel
Author
Robert Fernandez
E-mail address
wikigamaliel@gmail.com
Username
Gamaliel
Affiliation
Wikipedia Signpost
Abstract
Wikipedia makes a massive contribution to the world's knowledge and information accessibility. By many metrics, the hundreds of language-Wikipedias and other Wikimedia projects comprise one of the world's largest institutions; yet it is relatively unnoticed by journalists, except when major controversies arise. Mainstream journalism has only scratched the surface of this complex web of websites, projects, and the volunteers and paid staff who run the Wikimedia movement, leaving the job of documenting and explaining its workings to the movement itself. A number of institutions and solo projects devoted to Wikimedia journalism are attempting to fill this gap, raising many interesting questions: such as:
  • How does community journalism differ from professional media coverage of Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects?
  • How does the nature of the community institution affect the coverage it creates?
  • How does the lack of professional journalism training, expertise, and resources affect community journalism?
The panel will discuss approaches to Wikimedia community journalism and the advantages, challenges, and biases of each.

Panelists:

Length of presentation
45-60 min. (60 would be preferred given the size of the panel, but we can work with 45.)
Special schedule requests
We'd like to display PowerPoint slides, but it's not absolutely essential.
Will you attend WikiConference USA if your submission is not accepted?
Other panelists yes, submitter tentative.

Interested attendees

If you are interested in attending this session, please sign with your username below. This will help reviewers to decide which sessions are of high interest. Sign with four tildes. (~~~~).

  1. Slowking4 (talk)
  2. Smallbones (talk)
  3. Rhododendrites (talk) 13:39, 26 August 2015 (EDT)
  4. --Sphilbrick (talk) 21:35, 26 August 2015 (EDT)
  5. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 05:43, 9 September 2015 (EDT)
  6. -Another Believer (talk) 11:27, 6 October 2015 (EDT)
  7. FriendlyFred (talk) 22:06, 6 October 2015 (EDT)
  8. SounderBruce 19:43, 8 October 2015 (EDT)
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