Media relations

One of the things that the chapter does is media relations for the Wikimedia community in the UK.

Media response

The following template messages are being developed to promote the positive image of the Wikimedia projects and to answer common criticisms or questions:

Projects:

• /Reliability
• /Vandalism
• /Conflict of interest
• /Trusted user issues

Chapter-specific:

• /Relationship to the Foundation
• /Charitable status

Useful resources include:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Replies_to_common_objections
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Press_Kit
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Best_practices_in_public_outreach
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:OTRS_boilerplate_messages_in_English
• http://otrs-wiki.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Boilerplate_messages_in_English
• Press queue boilerplate messages for reference

Media contacts

presswikimedia.org.uk

Contacts at some regional newspapers are given at http://board.wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Press_contacts

Press releases

See also Wikimania_Bid/Press

Media coverage

Each copy of the newsletter has a section on press coverage.

General technology-related news can be seen at the European Journalism Centre