You said it better than me, although I'd add the caveat that so far it seems the way people can submit and we can edit works out. If we accept citizen journalism then it makes some sense to permit corporate "people" to contribute as well, so we get their perspective. It could be done by a staff member (and this would be preferred on WikiFur), but it risks creating confusion about who they're speaking for. In such cases the comments can be key - as well as the publication of any contrary viewpoints.
Balanced against the risk of journalistic capture is the likelihood that we will not see certain interesting news stories if we don't accept edited releases. I probably wouldn't've noticed this news myself unless updating WikiFur's convention map or event list at the right time.
We get requests for paid articles all the time but they're nothing to do with the fandom, so I don't dignify most with a response. Conversely if someone wanted to say something relevant, they have a good chance of getting it posted if they write a good article and post it; there are one or two we missed over the years, sorry about that. Of course, it's up to up whether we edit it - or allow it, especially if its license means it isn't editable.
You said it better than me, although I'd add the caveat that so far it seems the way people can submit and we can edit works out. If we accept citizen journalism then it makes some sense to permit corporate "people" to contribute as well, so we get their perspective. It could be done by a staff member (and this would be preferred on WikiFur), but it risks creating confusion about who they're speaking for. In such cases the comments can be key - as well as the publication of any contrary viewpoints.
Balanced against the risk of journalistic capture is the likelihood that we will not see certain interesting news stories if we don't accept edited releases. I probably wouldn't've noticed this news myself unless updating WikiFur's convention map or event list at the right time.
We get requests for paid articles all the time but they're nothing to do with the fandom, so I don't dignify most with a response. Conversely if someone wanted to say something relevant, they have a good chance of getting it posted if they write a good article and post it; there are one or two we missed over the years, sorry about that. Of course, it's up to up whether we edit it - or allow it, especially if its license means it isn't editable.