Wikinews:Wikinews Bulletin/2007-2/Blog activity

Wikinews reports from editor blog
By Steven Fruitsmaak, June 26 2007

Since our last Bulletin, 7 posts have been written by blog editors User:DragonFire1024 and myself.


 * Wikinews reports from anarchist demonstration in Belgium: the inside story of the reporting behind the article Police ends demonstration of anarchist squatters in Belgium.
 * Wikinews originals: Awards, monarchies and presidents: some comments on three original reporting articles:
 * Irish president opens new park dedicated to Irish refugees in Toronto, Canada,
 * MMVAs handed out in Toronto, Canada; Wikinews was there and
 * Noel Cox talks to Wikinews about New Zealand's constitutional monarchy.
 * Nearly a dozen animals rescued in Buffalo, NY house fire: the inside story of Firefighters rescue nearly a dozen animals in Buffalo, New York house fire
 * What is it? Security camera captures 'unexplainable' object: comments on Security camera records 'unexplainable' object
 * Watching a spacewalk: Fixing Atlantis' thermal blanket: comments on Astronauts fix thermal blanket on Atlantis
 * Expect a windfall of music pics on Wikimedia: how User:Zanimum pleases Wikinews, Commons and Wikipedia by sending professional photographers to red carpets.
 * Wikinewsie uncovers Michael Moore movie leak: Wikinewsie Brian McNeil has uncovered evidence that Michael Moore's new movie SiCKO has been leaked onto various Peer-to-Peer networks.

Some of the posts appear when you enter "Wikinews" on Google News and Google Blogs. DragonFire1024 asked Google News to include the blog, and they agreed. The blog is picked up by Planet Wikimedia and other aggregators.

If you would like to join the blog, please ask one of the current admins of the blog (User:Brian New Zealand, DragonFire1024, User:Cartman02au, User:Markie, myself and User:Zanimum). I strongly recommend it for editors who do original reporting.

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