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This is where the Wikinews community selects new featured articles.

• Featured articles should, at a minimum,

1. be formatted correctly.
2. have pictures (they should make a good visual impression).
3. be well-written (see style guide).
4. cover the news event comprehensively, and without rambling.

• In addition, we should try to choose articles that were worked on by several editors, to highlight the collaborative nature of Wikinews. We should also make an effort to find the best examples of original reporting: scoops exclusive to Wikinews, extensive coverage, and excellent research.

• Add suggestions for new articles below. If you are the author, or an author, please include a note that it is your own work. Please justify why you think an article should be featured.

• Nominations are discussed for a minimum of seven days. Please discuss each nomination and try to come to a consensus before listing an article on Wikinews:Featured articles. Please add {{FAC}} to listed articles' talk pages, and add {{FA}} to articles that have passed this on the article. See the archive directory for past nominations.

• There is no upper limit to how long a nomination can be open. Newly-featured articles are often featured on social media, so it is advisable not to close more than two or three in quick succession. Likewise, multiple articles in a single nomination are discouraged.

• Note: Do not nominate articles that have not yet been archived.

Candidates

Consider voting on previous nominations when you add an article to this list!

Please list new candidates at the top.

[OPEN] Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension

Here's a blast from the past. I'll note my attendance, and significant contribution to the article, but think we could do with cultivating a new Brussels-centric bunch of contributors. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 06:57, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• Support Less-so as a contributor, more-so as having been able to be in the right place, at the right time. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 06:57, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Support Slightly before my time; I'd say I hadn't noticed it before, except the edit history tells me otherwise. At any rate, I'm happy to notice it now. --Pi zero (talk) 11:23, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

[OPEN] Wikinews interviews Indiana State Senator Mike Delph

Over an hour of audio. "Cover the news event comprehensively, and without rambling". (I reviewed it.) --Pi zero (talk) 04:08, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• Support, as nominator. --Pi zero (talk) 04:08, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

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• promoted --Pi zero (talk) 19:11, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Wiki loves the European Parliament in Strasbourg

A self-nom, for what was the most-visible outcome from the Parliamentary project. Some serious dramah around risk of losing photos on Commons, and one of our few articles with video content. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 12:40, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Comments

• My biggest 'retrospective' gripe with this (as author/voiceover) is excessive use of Wiki-something in the narrated component. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 20:18, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• Support as nom and author. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 12:40, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
• Support --Pi zero (talk) 13:06, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
• Support -- We used this one in class as a good example for not only its use of multimedia, but focusing our attention on the importance of sound, informing us about the Wikimedia community, and for synthesizing relevant news to live reporting! Crtew (talk) 17:00, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
• Support The use of varied media makes this. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:18, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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[OPEN] Wikinews interviews meteorological experts on Cyclone Phalin

With the benefit of hindsight, I thought that this was a much better interview article than some of the others which achieved the benchmark featured article criterion such as Wikinews interviews Dr Thomas Scotto and Dr Steve Hewitt about potential US military intervention in Syria. With the interview of seven experts in the field of meteorology providing comprehensive in-depth responses from an array of different universities with lecturers from around the world. As well as this, I thought that managing to get the news article out there within a matter of days whilst the cyclone was still at landfill adds to its signifcance. I think it meets the three requirements, being formatted correctly, well-written, and covers the news event comprehensively without rambling well. I am also the author of the said interview news article --Computron (talk) 19:39, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• Support Now I've read it; I missed this one at the time. Very informative. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:24, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
• Support Per BRS, this is a particularly informative piece that is well-worth reading; whether current, or in-retrospect. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 21:09, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
• Support This is solid work. --Pi zero (talk) 13:29, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

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• Promoted --Pi zero (talk) 19:08, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Warhol's photo legacy spread by university exhibits

I love this. Expansive, collaborative, with original text, photos, video, and audio. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 17:10, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• But of course, as nom. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 17:10, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
• Support --Brian McNeil / ^talk 12:31, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
• Support -- as director of the group and author. It took a lot of coordination and the pieces work together. We wanted to take a bit of local news and make it a compelling multimedia experience for a global audience who would be interested in Andy Warhol and how his work is being currently displayed in the United States. Crtew (talk) 17:05, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
• Support --Pi zero (talk) 17:26, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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[OPEN] Cold as ice: Wikinews interviews Marymegan Daly on unusual new sea anemone

Good work, cool topic. --Pi zero (talk) 17:15, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• Support as nominator. --Pi zero (talk) 17:15, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
• Shameless self-support, pleased with how this turned out. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:42, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
• Support as a fascinating piece of journalism. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 12:29, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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[OPEN] Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion

Simply fabulous. A huge amount of effort has been made tracking down and collating a month's worth of information to provide a unique perspective on this disaster.BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Comments

• This article was never reviewed. In fact, publishing this article obviously without reviewing it resulted in an administrative de-reviewer action. I recall I'd set aside that afternoon to review it, anticipating it would be a massive job, only to find the article had just been rubber-stamped by a user who'd abandoned en.wn for the fork; we'd generally assumed that users who had the reviewer bit and left for the fork would be mature enough not to abuse the bit here, and that was one of the incidents that led us finally to adopt a privilege expiry policy. I meant to review it after the fact but, predictably, time pressures prevented. The publishing reviewer's edits on en.wn since have, I believe, been limited to derision. --Pi zero (talk) 18:57, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Hmmmm, tricky. Assuming there are no lurking inaccuracies, the article passes muster imo regardless of irresponsible actions taken around it. Assuming, of course, not being the done thing for good reason. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:02, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
    • If I get a chance (a very big "if"), I might actually try after all this time to source-check it; seems like could be worth the effort for an FA! --Pi zero (talk) 19:05, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• Support as nom BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
• Cannot support as author. Don't get me wrong: This is still my favorite story that I have ever been involved with on Wikinews! I love this story. I use this as a model in my class. I authored this for the purposes of being a model for how to use video, maps, infographics, interviews and synthesis together as a cohesive product of news. I also think it's an important topic that people NEED to know about. Africa is largely underrepresented in the news. I regret that its publication didn't follow the process that some wanted it to got through at the time, and the editor who published it was, I think, withdrawn. But I still fundamentally believe in its publication and its value, even though its vetting was a brief mini-controversy. Here I am happy to just be proud of this as a personal best. Crtew (talk) 17:14, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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[OPEN] Wikinews interviews academic Simon Ličen about attitudes towards US Paralympics

Another excellent interview, I found this more interesting and compelling than most interviews with individual athletes could ever be. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• Support as nom BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
• Support. Of all the reporting that came out of the Summer Paralympics, this has the most-informative value. It critiques USian views on sport for the disabled in a very raw manner, pulling no punches. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 21:15, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
• Support --Pi zero (talk) 22:00, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

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[OPEN] ONCE defeats Getafe 86-36 in Spain's top level wheelchair basketball league

Very detailed original coverage and plenty of photographs. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• Support as nom BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
• Weak support. I'm not a sports fan, of any variety; thus, the weak of supporting this. However, it is a well-crafted report on a sporting event, and as-such merits support as a quality piece of reporting. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 21:19, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
• Support --Pi zero (talk) 22:14, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

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[OPEN] Glasgow's Common Weal launch; 'Not me first. All of us first'

A good and in-depth report of an underreported event, plenty of original material including photographs. A shame about the video; 'tis life. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 14:20, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Problem was less with the video, and more with the sound/overdub. Even if I'd managed to clear up my cold quickly-enough, I'd strongly recommend anyone trying something that to have someone help with capturing video. What's going on off-stage is as-important as on-stage. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 18:12, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Votes

• Support as nom. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 14:20, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
• Support --Pi zero (talk) 20:01, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
• Support as author, acknowledging could've had more content. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 12:28, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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• No consensus on what to do with the Carter interview. All others promoted. BRS ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 16:54, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Disability sports OR

• Wheelchair rugby gets underway at London Paralympics
• Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketballer Shelley Chaplin
• Wikinews interviews Duncan Campbell, co-founder of wheelchair rugby
• Wikinews interviews winner of 55 Paralympic medals, Trischa Zorn
• Wikinews interviews Australian Glider Amanda Carter
• Wikinews interviews Australian blind Paralympic skier Melissa Perrine
• Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic skiers Jessica Gallagher and Eric Bickerton

With the Olympic, and Paralympic, dusts well and truly settled it seemed appropriate to review the piles of quality material. These stand out to me as the exceptional pieces, the first a detailed piece laden heavily with pictures and the others representing excellent interviews, including lots and lots of audio. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:54, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Comments

• Commenting on this piece, I'd go further than Bddpaul does below. I don't think it meets the criteria; the opening of the written Q&A lacks any 'teeth' at-all; and, whilst that might come across well in audio-form, it doesn't here. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 14:20, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

I can see your point. Are you contemplating a support-for-all-but-one? --Pi zero (talk)

I am thinking about the rest; this one can definitely be taken as an oppose for the moment. Had the intro been 'more polished' — and, taken out of the 'pure interview' format — then it would look far better, but that's too-big a set of changes to make retrospectively. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 16:26, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Votes

• Support as nom. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:54, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
• Support I concur, although we're stretching it a bit on this one....granted, it's long, has audio and 1 photo, but a careful reading of FA criteria puts that one a bit on the line. However, I think just because its a unique subject and has alot of "meat" to it, it should pass muster. --Bddpaux (talk) 19:32, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
• {{Support}} Good work, these. --Pi zero (talk) 14:23, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Modified support On consideration of other comments here, I'll adjust my position on the one from support to Neutral. --Pi zero (talk) 19:58, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

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