Wikinews
Wikinews is a free-content news source wiki and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The site works through collaborative journalism. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has distinguished Wikinews from Wikipedia by saying "on Wikinews, each story is to be written as a news...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Online
- MediaWiki
Wikimedia Foundation closed Wikinews on March 30, 2026.
Wikinews News & Activities
Recent News
- Fla published news article about Wikinews
Wikimedia Foundation closes all Wikinews editions after 21 yearsThe Wikimedia Foundation placed all editions of Wikinews in read-only mode on May 4, ending the pro...
Recent activities
- jeffcarroll liked Wikinews
- POX updated Wikinews
sebastianpaczoski added Wikinews as alternative to South China Morning Post
sebastianpaczoski added Wikinews as alternative to The Globe and Mail
Wikinews information
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29 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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What is Wikinews?
Wikinews is a free-content news source wiki and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The site works through collaborative journalism. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has distinguished Wikinews from Wikipedia by saying "on Wikinews, each story is to be written as a news story as opposed to an encyclopedia article." The neutral point of view policy espoused in Wikinews distinguishes it from other citizen journalism efforts such as Indymedia and OhmyNews. In contrast to most projects of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikinews allows original work under the form of original reporting and interviews.