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Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikinews allows anyone to report news on a wide variety of subjects. Its mission, as stated on the main page of the English version of its website, is to "create a diverse environment where citizen journalists can independently report the news on a wide variety of current events". Unlike Wikimedia's other projects, Wikinews contents are mostly available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 or later. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Online
Audience:
Medium audience (100-500K) (English)
Political Viewpoint:
Neutral viewpoint
Editorial
Edited By:
David Fox
Last Edit:
Dec 11, 2009 - 4:01 PM PST
Story Stats
Top Topics:
World (25), U.S. (13), Sci/Tech (9), Business (9), Politics (5), Internet (4), United Kingdom (4), Crime (4), Entertainment (3), Media (3), Social Networks (2), Chile (2), Haiti (2), Iceland (2), New Media (2)...
Top Authors:
Iain Macdonald (6), Brian Mcneil (5), Diego Grez (3), Patrick Mannion (2), Wikinews (2), Mike Morales (2), George Watson (2), Jules Mattsson (1), Anonymous (1), Ryan Peteranna (1), Peter Coti (1), Saqib Qayyum Choudhry (1), Ubc Students (1), William Saturn (1), Isaac Eiland Hall (1)...
Top Formats:
News Report (20), News (6), Interview (5), News Analysis (1), Research (1), Special Report (1)
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'Fascinating' and 'provocative' research examines genetic elements of bipolar, schizophrenia
Last week, Nature Genetics carried twin studies into the genetics of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. This special report examines the month's research into the illnesses ...Posted by Iain Macdonald -
June jobs report shows rising US unemployment, economic outlook worsens - Wikinews, the free news source
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Obama supports Middle East protesters in speech
Friday, May 20, 2011 U.S. President Barack Obama put the support of his administration behind protesters demanding democracy in the Middle East and North Africa, demanded ...Posted by McKelly -
US Army to court martial soldier over three Afghan murders
The United States Army has announced that Corporal Jeremy Morlock is to face a court martial on three charges of premeditated murder. Morlock is accused of killing Afghan ...Posted by Iain Macdonald -
Nine dead after small plane crashes in New Zealand - Wikinews, the free news source
Monday, September 6, 2010 Nine people died in New Zealand after a small tourist plane crashed on Saturday afternoon on the West Coast of the South Island, killing all on ...via Wikinews -
Dalai Lama's representative talks about China, Tibet, Shugden and the next Dalai Lama
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Anti-whaling Sea Shepherd crew detained in South Africa - Wikinews, the free news source
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Wikinews interviews Chiaki Hayashi, Asian Projects Coordinator at Creative Commons
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Strike ballot to go ahead despite British Telecom's belated new pay offer
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 The UK's Communication Workers' Union have effectively rejected a belated revised pay offer by telecoms giant British Telecom. Their statement, released ...via Wikinews -
Chilean earthquakes in the O'Higgins Region: photoessay
(Photo) The recent string of earthquakes in Chile caused widespread damage to buildings. Wikinews reporter Diego Grez is on-scene and in his second photoessay, he shows us the impact ...Posted by Diego Grez
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