Just had a chat with these people and confirm they are nice and friendly. They're keen to hear from more UK Wikimedians, particularly meetup regulars so if you're interested do drop Yasmin a line. :)
Chris On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Lucy Crompton-Reid < lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Dear all > > I've recently been in conversation with Red Sky Productions, a television > production company that creates factual television for leading UK and > international broadcasters, who are developing a programme about > the thousands of people in the UK who write and edit articles on Wikipedia. > This > came about as one of Red Sky's researchers heard my interview on the Today > programme as part of the #100womenwiki project late last year, which > sparked her interest in the structures, processes and above all the people > that make up Wikipedia. > > Red Sky is particularly interested in the Wikipedian community and how > Wikipedia has brought people together both on and offline, and are keen to > talk to as many editors as possible about their work and involvement in the > community. There is no requirement to take part in any filming; at this > stage they are just researching and would like to have a friendly and > informal chat over the phone. They are also keen to hear about any social > Wikipedian gatherings that are coming up, which you may be happy for them > to pop along to. > > If you’re interested in sharing your experiences, you can contact Yasmin > at Red Sky Productions on 0141 370 3486 or Yasmin.morgangriffiths@reds > kyproductions.co.uk. > > Please note that Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at Edinburgh > University, has shared Yasmin's message with the Scot-Wiki mailing list so > apologies for any cross-posting. Ewan has also spoken to Red Sky (who are > based in Scotland so naturally have a particular interest in activities > taking place there), and Ewan and I both feel this could be an interesting > opportunity to promote the unsung work of the Wikimedia movement's > community of volunteer contributors. > > All best > > Lucy > > > -- > > Lucy Crompton-Reid > > Chief Executive > > Wikimedia UK > > +44 (0) 207 065 0991 > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The > Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent > non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility > for its contents.* > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >
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