Microgrants/Wikinews reporter IDs
- Overview
The English-language Wikinews project has, for a number of years now, a running programme whereby some contributors are community-accredited. Of those granted that status, eleven are in the UK. What the process lacks, is professional-looking ID to match the other provided facilities (email, nonpublic wiki).
Laura Hale has submitted a microgrant application to WMau for funding to permit me to manage issuing of credentials for any existing accredited Australian Wikinewsies, and for those she hopes to recruit to cover the 2012 Paralympics. The amount available falls below a quote I obtained a few months back for a batch of 40 cards with built-in security features.
- Budget
The quote I received from http://www.acb-ltd.com/ - for 40 cards, plus 100 card-holders and lanyards, came to a total just under £265. WMau is likely to grant 200 AUD (~£130 at current exchange rates), thus covering about half of this. Reviewing the quote, and looking at customised lanyards, I've the following figures breakdown:
- 50xWikinews lanyards: circa £50 (I expect WMUK may have a supplier that can beat this, but these have to be durable, unlike many given out at conventions/conferences.)
- 100 pack clear card holders £15
- 40 cred-card style ID cards, with UV security features: £210 (£5.25/card)
I've dropped the £8.50 UPS delivery from the quote and the lanyard pricing is as-opposed to an offered pack of 100 plain lanyards at £29.95.
Delivery of cards would need to be by registered/recorded delivery to each accredited reporter. For those going to WMau, it's proposed to sent in one lot, and permit them to distribute in-country.
- Timeline
This is expected to cover the issuing of cards to current, accredited reporters and to any new accredited reporters over the next 12 months.
- Expected outcomes
This is expected/hoped to increase the volume of original reporting on Wikinews, and to allow accredited reporters better access to any event type or on-the-scene access for other reports.
- Who I am
n:en:Brian McNeil on Wikinews; based in Edinburgh, also the current interim contact between WM-UK and Museums Galleries Scotland.
- Additional remarks
The reason lanyards are listed within this request, is that to-date I've never seen Wikinews-specific ones. In printing them, and as this would likely end up covering several language variants of the project, I propose a style such as: "Wikinews [logo] Wikinoticias [logo] Wikinotizie [logo] Wikinotícias [logo] Wikinytt [logo]" and so on.
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