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National Museum of Women in the Arts hosts annual Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
NBC 4 in DC, July 21, 2024

Hacks/Hackers, Partners Advance to Phase II of National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator
NewsQ News Quality Initiative, October 3, 2022

Hacks/Hackers, Partners Awarded Funding to Participate in the 2021 National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator
NewsQ News Quality Initiative, September 22, 2021

American Archive 'editathons' enhance Wikipedia with pubmedia content
Current, September 25, 2020

The Internet’s Public Square Is Mostly White and Male. These Groups Are Changing That
Next City, September 2, 2020

Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Helps Close Gaps in Women’s History
Ms. Magazine, August 24, 2020

Covid-19 is one of Wikipedia’s biggest challenges ever. Here’s how the site is handling it
Washington Post, August 7, 2020

Smithsonian brings images of diverse figures from the history of US women’s suffrage to Wikimedia
Wikimedia Foundation, July 24, 2019

Wikipedia's “Constitutional Crisis” Pits Community Against Foundation
Slate, July 2, 2019

Making space for female scientists' voices online, in the media and in person
DW News, June 19, 2019

Women Buried In The Footnotes Of Scientific Discovery
The Colin McEnroe Show, April 9, 2019

Closing Wikipedia’s Gender Gap: An interview with Wikipedia editor Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
OneZero, March 27, 2019

Why Brilliant Women in History Are Denied Their Own Wikipedia Pages
Slate, March 26, 2019

Righting The Record On Women Artists Through Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon
WAMU.org, March 22, 2019

#HerNaturalHistory: Open Data, BHL, and Wiki Projects
Biodiversity Heritage Library, March 18, 2019

Open Access Advocates See End Of US Copyright Term Extension Act As Win For Commons
Intellectual Property Watch, January 25, 2019

Wikipedia Day — Celebrating Wikipedians across the globe
Digital Science, January 15, 2019

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Press releases and statements

Wikimedia DC Statement on Terms of Use Enforcement: JUNE 30, 2019: Wikimedia District of Columbia is deeply concerned by recent events that have occurred on the English Wikipedia, including community controversy regarding a ban imposed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Protecting editors from harassment is crucial to the continued success of the Wikimedia movement. Read more »

Knight Prototype Fund support for the Wiki Art Depiction Explorer project: JULY 19, 2018: Wikimedia District of Columbia is proud to be the recipient of $50,000 in support from the Knight Prototype Fund, an initiative of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Wikimedia DC will collaborate with the Smithsonian Institution on a project called the "Wiki Art Depiction Explorer", an effort to create an interface for museum visitors and other art enthusiasts to crowdsource metadata about visual depictions in museum artworks. Read more »

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+<p>{{press citation|url=https://www.dw.com/en/making-space-for-female-scientists-voices-online-in-the-media-and-in-person/a-49258608?fbclid=IwAR3-gki11NW445URsBjXRifXfbSqpiYK2x7MTIP69LH4OJ5N6zkrwLboLBs|title=Making space for female scientists' voices online, in the media and in person|publisher=DW News|date=June 19, 2019}}</p>
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+<p>{{press citation|url=https://www.wnpr.org/post/women-buried-footnotes-scientific-discovery|title=Women Buried In The Footnotes Of Scientific Discovery|publisher=The Colin McEnroe Show|date=April 9, 2019}}</p>
-<li>"[http://adainitiative.org/2012/02/interview-with-sarah-stierch-wikimedian-in-residence-at-the-smithsonian-and-wikimedia-fellow Interview with Sarah Stierch, Wikimedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian and Wikimedia Fellow]"<br/><small>([[w:Ada Initiative|Ada Initiative]], February 13, 2012)</small>
+<p>{{press citation|url=https://onezero.medium.com/meet-the-woman-pushing-for-more-gender-diversity-on-wikipedia-3aea131484f6|title=Closing Wikipedia’s Gender Gap: An interview with Wikipedia editor Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight|publisher=OneZero|date=March 27, 2019}}</p>
-<li>"[http://wusa9.com/news/article/185524/373/Wikimedia-DC-Releases-Statement-on-SOPA-PIPA Wikimedia DC Releases Statement on SOPA, PIPA Protests]"<br/><small>(WUSA Channel 9 News, January 18, 2012)</small>
+<p>{{press citation|url=https://slate.com/technology/2019/03/wikipedia-women-history-notability-gender-gap.html|title=Why Brilliant Women in History Are Denied Their Own Wikipedia Pages|publisher=Slate|date=March 26, 2019}}</p>
-<li>"[http://philanthropy.com/blogs/social-philanthropy/how-the-smithsonian-is-helping-wikipedia/29095 How the Smithsonian is Helping Wikipedia]"<br/><small>([[w:The Chronicle of Philanthropy|''The Chronicle of Philanthropy'']], August 11, 2011)</small>
+<p>{{press citation|url=https://wamu.org/story/19/03/22/righting-the-record-on-women-artists-through-wikipedia-edit-a-thon/|title=Righting The Record On Women Artists Through Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon|publisher=WAMU.org|date=March 22, 2019}}</p>
-<li>"[http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-07-13/news/bs-md-wikipedia-archives-20110621_1_national-archives-wikipedian-archives-information National Archives hires 'Wikipedian in residence']"<br/><small>([[w:Baltimore Sun|''Baltimore Sun'']], July 13, 2011)</small>
+<p>{{press citation|url=https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2019/03/hernaturalhistory-wiki-projects.html|title=#HerNaturalHistory: Open Data, BHL, and Wiki Projects|publisher= Biodiversity Heritage Library|date=March 18, 2019}}</p>
-<li>"[http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/location-location-location Location! Location! Location!]"<br/><small>(Smithsonian Institution Archives, July 6, 2011)</small>
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-<li>"[http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-wiki-picnic-for-online-encyclopedia-editors/2011/06/24/AGUxQYjH_story.html A Wiki-Picnic for online encyclopedia editors]"<br/><small>([[w:The Washington Post|''The Washington Post'']], June 24, 2011)</small>
+<p>{{press citation|url=https://medium.com/@digitalsci/wikipedia-day-celebrating-wikipedians-across-the-globe-b20be433410|title=Wikipedia Day — Celebrating Wikipedians across the globe|publisher=Digital Science|date=January 15, 2019}}</p>
-<li>"[http://theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/how-wikipedians-in-residence-are-opening-up-cultural-institutions/240204/ How Wikipedians-in-Residence Are Opening Up Cultural Institutions]"<br/><small>([[w:The Atlantic|''The Atlantic'']], June 16, 2011)</small>
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-<li>"[http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/conversations-dominic-mcdevitt-parks-national-archives-connects-with-wikipedia/2011/06/02/AGCYDWHH_story.html Conversations: Dominic McDevitt-Parks, National Archives connects with Wikipedia]"<br/><small>([[w:The Washington Post|''The Washington Post'']], June 2, 2011)</small>
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-<li>"[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/01/wikipedia-archives_n_869806.html National Archives Names First Wikipedian In Residence]"<br/><small>([[w:The Huffington Post|''The Huffington Post'']], June 1, 2011)</small>
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+; [[Press:Statement on Terms of Use enforcement|Wikimedia DC Statement on Terms of Use Enforcement]] : JUNE 30, 2019: Wikimedia District of Columbia is deeply concerned by recent events that have occurred on the English Wikipedia, including community controversy regarding a ban imposed by the Wikimedia Foundation.  Protecting editors from harassment is crucial to the continued success of the Wikimedia movement. '''[[Press:Statement on Terms of Use enforcement|Read more &raquo;]]'''
-{{:Statement on SOPA and PIPA}}
+; [[Press:Knight Prototype Fund support for the Wiki Art Depiction Explorer project|Knight Prototype Fund support for the Wiki Art Depiction Explorer project]] : JULY 19, 2018: Wikimedia District of Columbia is proud to be the recipient of $50,000 in support from the Knight Prototype Fund, an initiative of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.   Wikimedia DC will collaborate with the Smithsonian Institution on a project called the "Wiki Art Depiction Explorer", an effort to create an interface for museum visitors and other art enthusiasts to crowdsource metadata about visual depictions in museum artworks.'''  [[Press:Knight Prototype Fund support for the Wiki Art Depiction Explorer project|Read more &raquo;]]'''
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