Wikinews yog cov ntsiab lus pub dawb xov xwm wiki thiab ib qhov project ntawm Wikimedia Foundation. Lub xaib ua haujlwm los ntawm kev sib koom tes sau xov xwm. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales tau paub qhov txawv ntawm Wikinews los ntawm Wikipedia los ntawm kev hais tias, 'hauv Wikinews, txhua zaj dab neeg yuav tsum tau sau raws li ib zaj dab neeg xov xwm raws li kev tawm tsam ntawm ib tsab xov xwm encyclopedia.' Txoj cai nruab nrab ntawm kev pom tau tshaj tawm hauv Wikinews teeb tsa nws sib nrug los ntawm lwm cov pej xeem kev sau xov xwm xws li Indymedia thiab OhmyNews. Tsis zoo li feem ntau cov haujlwm ntawm Wikimedia Foundation, Wikinews tso cai rau kev ua haujlwm qub hauv daim ntawv ntawm cov ntawv tshaj tawm qub thiab kev xam phaj.