User:ShaunMacPherson~enwikinews

Hello!

I have been on Wikipedia for nearly 2 years (in January) but I am interested in exploring the other Wikimedia projects. Currently I am looking around Wikinews to see what it's scope is.

Hopefully the scope of Wikinews can, if not does, include local news. It would be interesting to expand Wikinews to include local, news and politics, the ability to cader to specific audiences such as being a newspaper for a College/University.

Hopefully opinion pieces should be allowed since many magazines argue a point of view, but with NPOV facts that can be challenged. It is often dry reading just to be presented the facts, but articles that take a stance, even one I do not agree with, and argue it opens up your mind. As long as the facts presented in such a story are not being slanted to push an adjenda, simply present it, such stories could be of great benefit to journalistic organizations including Wikinews.

Please discuss with me in my talk page if you have any opinions or ideas on some of the points I've raised here.