Brian McNeil

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I've been a contributor on English Wikinews (http://en.wikinews.org) for around five years. Other than this, I have no formal journalistic background. My studies and work for the last 20 years has been as a Systems Analyst working on large IT systems, ex. Billing, Enterprise Resource Planning.

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Publications: Wikinews
Interests: politics, bad journalism
Expertise: systems analysis, database design
Affiliations: Member of DECUS Belux, Belgium/Luxembourg users' group for Digital Equipment Corporation hardware & Software. Member of Wikimedia UK. Raised member of Scottish Episcopal Church. Now self-identify as "non-theistic Buddhist".
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Brian commented on this story – Jun. 9, 2010

I’m claiming this one. And, note there’s actually nothing else coming up on it when searching NewsTrust.

As far as trying to be more informative about what’s coming…

"Any sustained action by CWU members in BT’s ... More »

Brian posted this story - Jan 13, 2010
Brian posted this story - Jan 13, 2010
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Brian commented on this story – Jan. 1, 2010

For context from any Wikinews report there are generally links to appropriate Wikipedia articles. In this case:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icesave_dispute

Brian posted this story - Dec 30, 2009
Brian posted this story - Dec 16, 2009
Brian reviewed this story - Dec 13, 2009
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2.9

Very much in the style of Rolling Stone; an unashamedly rebellious editorial. I rate low on a fairness scale because there is virtually no "right to reply" to what are damning allegations.

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Brian posted this story - Dec 12, 2009
Brian posted this story - Dec 12, 2009
Brian posted this story - Dec 12, 2009
Brian reviewed this story - Dec 12, 2009
Brian's Rating
4.2

The emails have been examined critically, not as the sceptics did, searching for any straw suggesting malfeasance.

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4 out of 5 rating - click to see review from Dwight Rousu | 12/29/2009
3 out of 5 rating - click to see review from Dwight Rousu | 12/13/2009
4 out of 5 rating - click to see review from Randy Morrow | 12/12/2009


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