sábado, 6 de febrero de 2021

Newsvine - Random Acts of Vineness

Random Acts of Vineness

Following is a historical record of all Random Acts of Vineness recognized by Newsvine for exceptional moments of greatness within the community.

Not all Acts are created equal, of course, and no one should assume that any item on this list is any more or less important than any other item. The list is simply a way of documenting some of the outstanding things achieved by members of the Newsvine community. It could be helping a charitable cause, writing a wildly popular article, developing a tool to better use Newsvine, or a host of other things. If you'd like to nominate a fellow Newsvine member for a Random Act of Vineness, please contact us.

  • June 27, 2006 — Corey was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his co-chairing the Newsvine Relay For Life Cancer Walk.
  • June 27, 2006 — TJ was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his co-chairing the Newsvine Relay For Life Cancer Walk.
  • August 21, 2006 — Oldfogey was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for running for U.S. Congress in the state of Ohio, getting his name on the official ballot, and chronicling the experience on his Newsvine column.
  • December 4, 2006 — Zaki was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his excellent "embedded" reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • December 4, 2006 — winsomecowboy was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his efforts in coordinating a package put together by the Newsvine community for the benefit of Zaki in Afghanistan.
  • January 16, 2007 — Aine was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for her continuing dedication to helping others around the Vine, and for creating and fostering the Newsvine Help Group.
  • January 16, 2007 — Mykola was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his inspiring idea to create Newsvine Groups, and for his hard work in founding and cultivating Newsvine's healthiest example of this feature.
  • March 19, 2007 — Celestina was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for her terrific on-air radio interview about her writings and Newsvine, as well as her lifetime of great stewardship around the Vine.
  • April 17, 2007 — Killfile was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his consistently outstanding original reporting, culminating in his blow-by-blow coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting which beat major media outlets by 22 minutes or more.
  • May 26, 2007 — Steve Watts was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his captivating and well-written Newsvine series covering the TV show "Lost": "Lost in the Vines".
  • June 4, 2007 — Sandy Frost was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for her award-winning investigative series on the Shriners.
  • September 21, 2007 — Walt D. was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his organizing of Vinemeet West and his excellent first-hand reporting of the biggest forest fire in the United States.
  • September 24, 2007 — Synthesis was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his original, investigative reporting of the Blackwater scandal in Iraq.
  • September 26, 2007 — Brian Ford was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his creation of Newsvine Survivor, as well as the tremendous amount of effort he has put into the Vine over the last couple of years.
  • November 8, 2007 — Viki Babbles Gonia was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for her appearance on MSNBC discussing the democratic presidential debate and her tireless efforts around the Vine.
  • December 7, 2007 — Rob Ballew was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his brave and original reporting from the frontlines of Iraq.
  • January 25, 2008 — lauhal was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for her tireless efforts fighting spam and malicious behavior on the Vine.
  • January 25, 2008 — Red Wolf was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for her tireless efforts fighting spam and malicious behavior on the Vine.
  • February 28, 2008 — Dennis was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his tireless efforts towards eliminating religious bigotry and prejudice on the Vine.
  • June 27, 2008 — Jack was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his reporting and analysis of declassified audio clips from a valedictory luncheon with Donald Rumsfeld.
  • August 14, 2008 — Tedd was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his sustained and determined efforts in helping enforce the Code of Honor and shepherd new users into the community.
  • August 29, 2008 — Miss Dev was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for her tireless contributions as a coordinator and citizen journalist for Newsvine coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
  • January 27, 2009 — Shawn Gordon was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for creating and publishing "The Unofficial Vine" book, featuring some of the best content from Newsvine throughout the years.
  • January 12, 2011 — Dowser was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for her consistent publishing of quality, original articles and dedication to productive discussion and community building.
  • January 12, 2011 — Ben Josephs was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his founding and admirable stewardship of the long-running Newsvine photography series Foto-Friday, in addition to being a sterling column moderator and commenter.
  • March 16, 2011 — Physicist-retired was awarded the Random Act of Vineness for his timely and strong analysis of the nuclear crisis in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and his excellent subsequent moderation and responses.