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Press releases
2017
- Wikimedia DC Announces New Institutional Partnerships Manager
- MAY 3, 2017: Wikimedia District of Columbia (WMDC) is pleased to announce the hiring of our first employee. Ariel Cetrone has joined WMDC as our Institutional Partnerships Manager, where she will plan and facilitate events with our many institutional partners, including cultural, academic, and professional organizations. Read more »
2016
- Wikimedia DC Announces Second Wikimedia Diversity Conference
- MAY 21, 2016: Wikimedia DC is pleased to announce that the second Wikimedia Diversity Conference will take place on June 17–18, 2016 at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The conference is co-hosted by Wikimedia DC and the National Archives and Records Administration, which reflects the two organizations' shared commitment to embracing diversity in the global knowledge movement. Read more »
2014
- Wikimedia DC Launches Wikipedia Summer of Monuments Campaign
- JULY 1, 2014: Wikimedia DC is pleased to announce the launch of “Wikipedia Summer of Monuments”. We invite all photographers and historians, individuals and institutions, to join us in documenting the history of the United States by visiting summerofmonuments.org. Read more »
2013
- Wikimedia DC announces winning submissions to Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 in the United States
- NOVEMBER 21, 2013: Wikimedia District of Columbia and the Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 United States organizing team are pleased to announce the winning photographs from Wiki Loves Monuments 2013. The winning images represent the diversity of our national historic places in the United States. Read more »
- Wikimedia DC Launches "Wiki Loves Monuments USA" Photo Contest
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2013: Wikimedia District of Columbia has launched Wiki Loves Monuments USA, a month-long photography contest. Wiki Loves Monuments USA is part of the international Wiki Loves Monuments contest, certified by Guinness World Records for two consecutive years as the world's largest photography contest. Read more »
2012
- Congressional Cemetery becomes the world's largest outdoor encyclopedia of American history
- JULY 2, 2012: The 205-year-old Congressional Cemetery in Washington is now the world’s largest outdoor encyclopedia of American history. While touring the grounds, visitors may call up an article from Wikipedia on, for example, the life of John Philip Sousa by scanning a QR code (Quick Response code) with their smartphones. Read more »
- Google joins Wikimania 2012 as a Diamond-Level Sponsor
- MARCH 30, 2012: Wikimedia District of Columbia (Wikimedia DC) is pleased to announce that Google has joined Wikimania 2012 as a Diamond-Level sponsor. Google’s support of Wikimania helps bring hundreds of people around the world who support open source, open culture, and free access to global knowledge. Read more »
- Encyclopedia of Life joins Wikimania 2012 as a Copper-Level Sponsor
- MARCH 30, 2012: Wikimedia District of Columbia (Wikimedia DC) is pleased to announce that the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) has joined Wikimania 2012 as a Copper-Level sponsor. Read more »
- WikiHow joins Wikimania 2012 as a Bronze-Level Sponsor
- MARCH 30, 2012: Wikimedia District of Columbia (Wikimedia DC) is pleased to announce that WikiHow has joined Wikimania 2012 as a Bronze-Level sponsor. Read more »
- Mary Gardiner to keynote Wikimania 2012
- MARCH 23, 2012: Wikimedia District of Columbia (Wikimedia DC) is pleased to announce Mary Gardiner as the keynote speaker for Wikimania 2012, the international Wikimedia conference. Mary will be speaking at the opening session of the conference on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Read more »
- Press:Wikimedia DC and Department of State partner to host Wikimania 2012
- FEBRUARY 6, 2012: Wikimedia District of Columbia (Wikimedia DC) is partnering with the U.S. State Department's Office of eDiplomacy to bring the international conference “Wikimania 2012” to the nation’s capital on July 12–14, 2012. The conference will take place at George Washington University. Read more »
- Official statement of Wikimedia DC on SOPA and PIPA
- JANUARY 18, 2012: Wikimedia District of Columbia (Wikimedia DC) stands firmly with the decision of Wikipedia editors and administrators to shut down the English Wikipedia for 24 hours on January 18, 2012, in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECTIP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate. Read more »
Press coverage
2018
Five ways academics can contribute to Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundation blog, November 13, 2018
West Virginia Wonder Women Class of 2018: Kelly Doyle – The Wikipedia Wizard
WV Living, Fall 2018
Wikimedia Foundation releases gender equity report
Wikimedia Foundation, September 21, 2018
These women are editing thousands of Wikipedia articles in a quest for gender parity
2 Girls 1 Podcast, August 20, 2018
Why we’re editing women scientists onto Wikipedia
Nature, August 14, 2018
Physicist highlighting female scientists, one Wikipedia entry at a time
New York Post, August 8, 2018
The rise of Wikidata as a linked data source
Hanging Together: The OCLC Research Blog, August 6, 2018
Some Colleges Cautiously Embrace Wikipedia
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 19, 2018
If women don’t help write history, they might be written out of it
Now This, June 4, 2018
Dačić awardes the highest diplomatic recognitions [in Serbian]
Blic, May 29, 2018
Women fighting for equality on Wikipedia
BBC News, March 28, 2018
How one prolific Wikipedian is giving voice to pre-20th century women’s stories
Wiki Education Foundation, March 28, 2018
Wikipedia's forgotten women: inside the editing marathon to fix imbalance
The Guardian, March 15, 2018
Archival Activism: the Editors fighting Wikipedia’s Sexism Problem
The Wireless, February 13, 2018
Building Collaboration between Wikipedia and West Virginia University Libraries
Digital Library Federation, February 5, 2018
Presenting the winners of the U.S. Wiki Science Competition
Wiki Education Foundation, January 26, 2018
Kusturica and Dacic open a UN exhibition on Jasenovac [in Serbian]
Maxportal, January 23, 2018
Inside the Fight to Change Wikipedia's Gender Problem
Inverse, January 8, 2018
2017
Wikipedia has 1.5 million biographies in English. Only 17 percent are about women.
The Lily, December 14, 2017
Wikidata, a rapidly growing global hub, turns five
Wikimedia Foundation, October 30, 2017
It’s Time These Ancient Women Scientists Get Their Due
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017, October 2017
The Cost of Being a Prominent Woman on Wikipedia – and Online
Community Signal, September 25, 2017
Wikimedia Foundation awards grant to WVU Libraries
WVU Today, September 19, 2017
Rewriting the History of Women in Science
Scientific American, September 2017
Improving gender balance on Wikipedia
Royal Society of Chemistry, August 21, 2017
Women Who Are Changing the Tech World
West Virginia University Magazine, August 15, 2017
Utopia: In Search of the Dream
BBC Four, August 9, 2017
WMC episode 213: interview with Emily Temple-Wood
Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan, June 18, 2017
Mind the Gap: Highlighting Women's Representation on Wikipedia
DemocracyWorks, June 8, 2017
Creating A Model for Helping Women Thrive in Wikipedia
Women's Media Center, June 2, 2017
Women in Red's impact on Wikipedia's gender gap
Wikimedia Foundation, May 2, 2017
Women Scientists in Blue During the Year of Science
Wiki Education Foundation, April 20, 2017
Rosie Stephenson-Goodnight, Visiting Scholar at Northeastern University
Wiki Education Foundation, April 12, 2017
Wikipedia Congressional Committees Edit-a-thon Event Recap
Library of Congress, April 11, 2017
Committee page edit-a-thon
Roll Call, April 10, 2017
Library of Congress, National Archives Host Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
Congressional Data Coalition, April 10, 2017
National Archives and the Law Library of Congress Edit-a-thon on Congressional committees and hearings
Congress in the Archives, April 5, 2017
Congressional Committees and Hearings Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Library of Congress, March 20, 2017
Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon brings local artists & organizations together for Women’s History Month
Zackquill: One Morgantown, March 17, 2017
A D.C. Museum Tries to Make Wikipedia Less Sexist
Washington City Paper, March 15, 2017
Art + Feminism edit-a-thon celebrates Women’s History Month
WVU Today, March 13, 2017
DC Wikipedia edit-a-thon a chance to shine light on women in the arts
WTOP, March 7, 2017
How a feminist stood up to trolls and measurably changed Wikipedia’s coverage of women scientists
Wikimedia Foundation, March 17, 2017
The Troll Taunter: A young Wikipedia editor withstood a decade of online abuse. Now she’s fighting back — on Wikipedia itself.
Backchannel, February 6, 2017
2016
- Viewpoint: How I tackle Wiki gender gap one article at a time
BBC News, December 7, 2016 - The value of Wikipedia in science
The Plainspoken Scientist, October 7, 2016 - Geophysical scientists take red pencils to Wikipedia
Associations Now, October 3, 2016 - Mughal Art for the Masses
Smithsonian Libraries Unbound, September 21, 2016 - It’s Time These Ancient Women Scientists Get Their Due
Nautilus, April 12, 2016 - How one young female scientist decided to cope with online harassment
Washington Post, March 11, 2016 - The new alchemy: turning online harassment into Wikipedia articles on women scientists
Wikimedia Foundation, March 8, 2016
2015
- How Hosting an Edit-A-Thon Made Me Trust Wikipedia
National Geographic, June 12, 2015 - Edit-a-thons team up Wikipedia users and archivists to fix wiki mistakes
The Diamondback, May 4, 2015 - Wikipedia's Gender and Race Gaps
KQED radio's Forum with Michael Krasny, March 13, 2015 - Join Us for Our First STEM Heroes Edit-a-thon
White House blog, February 24, 2015 - Howard to Host Black History Wikipedia 'Edit-a-Thon'
HBCU Digest, February 10, 2015
2014
- Archives Hackathon Wants To Make Wikipedia Even Better
NextGov, September 12, 2014 - Wikipedia tries to mend fences with Congress
The Hill, September 2, 2014 - Wikipedia wants Congressional staffers to contribute, but bias is a big concern
PCWorld, August 27, 2014 - US Congressional Staffs Urged to Update Wikipedia Pages
Voice of America, August 19, 2014 - Advocates to Congress: Go ahead, edit Wikipedia
The Hill, August 18, 2014 - Cato Institute Experts Call on Staffers to Edit Wikipedia
U.S. News & World Report, August 18, 2014 - Wikipedia and Congress
C-SPAN, August 18, 2014 - US National Archives To Upload All Holdings To Wikimedia Commons
TechCrunch, June 30, 2014 - Wikipedia Weekly Episode 112 - Wikiconference USA, Day 2
Wikipedia Weekly, May 31, 2014 - Wikipedia Weekly Episode 110 - Wikiconference USA, Day 1
Wikipedia Weekly, May 30, 2014 - How can Wikipedia woo women editors?
BBC, April 7, 2014 - Wikipedia Holds An Edit-A-Thon To Draw Women Editors
NPR, March 29, 2014 - Wikimedia DC works with Smithsonian, Cato to expand knowledge of bills, art
Fedscoop.com, March 21, 2014 - Warming Up to the Culture of Wikipedia
The New York Times, March 19, 2014
2013
- Laurel Historic Society updates city’s history on Wikipedia
Gazette.net, November 28, 2013 - Edit local Wikipedia information at Laurel History Edit-a-thon
The Baltimore Sun, November 12, 2013 - To Fix Wikipedia’s Gender Imbalance: A Big Editing Party?
The Atlantic, October 10, 2013 - Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors
The New York Times, July 28, 2013 - The Great American Wiknic
NPR, July 16, 2013
2012
- Wikipedia soul-searches at annual conference
The Hindu, July 17, 2012 - Wikimania: Wikipedia-Autorenschaft schrumpft, Zahl der Artikel steigt
Heise Online (German), July 15, 2012 - Wikimania hits D.C. as Wikipedia faces changes
The Washington Post, July 14, 2012 - Wikipedia: Meet the men and women who write the articles
BBC News, July 14, 2012 - Wikipedia turns 10, the magic continues
Times Of India, July 14, 2012 - Yeni "Viki çılgınları" aranıyor!
Ve Teknoloji (Turkish), July 13, 2012 - Sydneysider to give keynote at Wikimania
iTWire, March 27, 2012 - Wikimania 2012 Conference in July and Wikimania Takes Manhattan
HULIQ, March 18, 2012 - Interview with Sarah Stierch, Wikimedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian and Wikimedia Fellow
Ada Initiative, February 13, 2012 - Wikimedia DC Releases Statement on SOPA, PIPA Protests
WUSA Channel 9 News, January 18, 2012
2011
- National Archives Names First Wikipedian In Residence
The Huffington Post, June 1, 2011 - Conversations: Dominic McDevitt-Parks, National Archives connects with Wikipedia
The Washington Post, June 2, 2011 - How Wikipedians-in-Residence Are Opening Up Cultural Institutions
The Atlantic, June 16, 2011 - A Wiki-Picnic for online encyclopedia editors
The Washington Post, June 24, 2011 - Location! Location! Location!
Smithsonian Institution Archives, July 6, 2011 - National Archives hires 'Wikipedian in residence'
Baltimore Sun, July 13, 2011 - How the Smithsonian is Helping Wikipedia
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, August 11, 2011