A group of Wikimedians originally requested to be recognized as a thematic organization under the operating name of "The Wikinewsie Group"
The Affiliations Committee recommended that The Wikinewsie Group be recognised as a thematic organisation by the Board of Trustees in a resolution dated 11 November 2013
The Wikinewsie Group has agreed to follow the Board of Trustee's recommendation.
The user group application of The Wikinewsie Group has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
The focus of the group can be found on Meta-wiki, which is: "to support independent original reporting on an open license platform, work towards increasing participation and content creation on Wikinews, educate future journalists by teaching best practices, and support the mission statement and vision of the Wikimedia Foundation".
It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group meets the requirements for Wikimedia User Group status;
A user group may later be recognized as a chapter or a thematic organization if it meets the additional requirements.
Therefore be it
resolved that The Wikinewsie Group is recognized as a Wikimedia User Group for a one-year renewable period that becomes effective when the Wikimedia User Group agreement is signed.
At the end of the recognition period, the group may apply for the renewal of recognition.