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'''[[:Category:Wikinews|Wikinews]]''' is a collection of [[wiki]] websites which present up-to-date, relevant, [[:Category:News|newsworthy]] and entertaining content; [[:Category:NPOV|without bias]], with content that is written by the volunteer [[Meta-Wiki:Wikinews|Wikinews]] editors. A project of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF), all content is released under the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution|Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License]], which makes the Wikinews content perpetually available for free redistribution and use. | '''[[:Category:Wikinews|Wikinews]]''' is a collection of [[wiki]] websites which present up-to-date, relevant, [[:Category:News|newsworthy]] and entertaining content; [[:Category:NPOV|without bias]], with content that is written by the volunteer [[Meta-Wiki:Wikinews|Wikinews]] editors. A project of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF), all content is released under the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution|Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License]], which makes the Wikinews content perpetually available for free redistribution and use. | ||
| − | As of March 2013, [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] indicates that there are [[Meta-Wiki:Wikinews#Wikinews Statistics|33 Wikinews versions]] in different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]], with the [[Serbian Wikinews|Serbian]] version being the largest with over 70,000 articles, followed by the [[English Wikinews|English]] version just shy of 20,000 articles. New languages added when there is significant support for the language. Meta-Wiki historical article [[Meta-Wiki:New language pre-launch|new language pre-launch]] documents the evolution of some of the various language versions of Wikinews, and Meta-Wiki [[Meta-Wiki:Requests for new languages|requests for new languages]] illustrates the process for all Wikimedia Foundation projects. Just like the convention of other WMF projects such as [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], each Wikinews language version is a sub-domain under the wikinews.org domain. The [[Japanese Wikinews]], for example, is at http://ja.wikinews.org | + | As of March 2013, [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] indicates that there are [[Meta-Wiki:Wikinews#Wikinews Statistics|33 Wikinews versions]] in different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]], with the [[Serbian Wikinews|Serbian]] version being the largest with over 70,000 articles, followed by the [[English Wikinews|English]] version just shy of 20,000 articles. New languages added when there is significant support for the language. Meta-Wiki historical article [[Meta-Wiki:New language pre-launch|new language pre-launch]] documents the evolution of some of the various language versions of Wikinews, and Meta-Wiki [[Meta-Wiki:Requests for new languages|requests for new languages]] illustrates the process for all Wikimedia Foundation projects. Just like the convention of other WMF projects such as [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], each Wikinews language version is a sub-domain under the wikinews.org domain. The [[Japanese Wikinews]], for example, is at http://ja.wikinews.org [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikinews#Internationality] |
*[http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikinews/EN/Sitemap.htm Wikinews Statistics], from Wikimedia.org | *[http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikinews/EN/Sitemap.htm Wikinews Statistics], from Wikimedia.org | ||
*[http://www.wikistatistics.net/wikimedia#Wikinews Wikinews Interactive Statistics], from Wikistatistics.net | *[http://www.wikistatistics.net/wikimedia#Wikinews Wikinews Interactive Statistics], from Wikistatistics.net | ||
Revision as of 19:12, 19 March 2013
Wikinews is a collection of wiki websites which present up-to-date, relevant, newsworthy and entertaining content; without bias, with content that is written by the volunteer Wikinews editors. A project of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), all content is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License, which makes the Wikinews content perpetually available for free redistribution and use.
As of March 2013, Wikimedia Meta-Wiki indicates that there are 33 Wikinews versions in different languages, with the Serbian version being the largest with over 70,000 articles, followed by the English version just shy of 20,000 articles. New languages added when there is significant support for the language. Meta-Wiki historical article new language pre-launch documents the evolution of some of the various language versions of Wikinews, and Meta-Wiki requests for new languages illustrates the process for all Wikimedia Foundation projects. Just like the convention of other WMF projects such as Wikipedia, each Wikinews language version is a sub-domain under the wikinews.org domain. The Japanese Wikinews, for example, is at http://ja.wikinews.org [1]
- Wikinews Statistics, from Wikimedia.org
- Wikinews Interactive Statistics, from Wikistatistics.net
- List of Wikinews, from WikiStats by S23.org
- Wikinews database list at noc.Wikimedia.org
- Wikinews.org site info, from Alexa.com
10,000+:
Deutsch (de),
English (en),
Français (fr),
Polski (pl),
Serbian (sr)
1,000+:
العربية / Arabic (ar),
Catalan (ca),
Chinese (zh),
Czech (cs),
Greek (el)
Español (es),
Persian (fa),
Finnish (fi),
עברית / Hebrew (he),
Italiano (it),
Japanese (ja),
Nederlands (nl),
Português (pt),
Română (ro),
Russian (ru),
Swedish / Svenska (sv),
Tamil (ta),
Turkish (tr)
100+:
Albanian (sq),
Български / Bulgarian (bg),
Bosnian (bs),
Esperanto (eo),
Hungarian (hu),
Korean (ko),
Norsk (no),
Sindhi (sd),
ไทย / Thai (th),
Ukrainian (uk)
- The red-links here need their Wikinews URLs, the {{add}} template tag and the {{Wikinews}} template tag added.
