Wikinews profiled in news report

February 15, 2005 The Tech Beat, an online extension of magazine, posted a profile of  on Tuesday. Wikinews is an news source run by the non-profit.

The review compares Wikinews to "a cost-free or ", noting the volunteer base of  that collaborate in writing Wikinews articles. The Tech Beat cites the recent successes of Internet as evidence that Wikinews has a bright future.

The recent offer by to host, an open content encyclopedia,  was also mentioned to attest to the potential of Wikinews.

Wikinews was launched as a demonstration in November 2004.