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<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.diamondbackonline.com/diversions/student_life/article_4844245c-f1e8-11e4-9a26-53d2fa0048b0.html|title=Edit-a-thons team up Wikipedia users and archivists to fix wiki mistakes|publisher=The Diamondback|date=May 4, 2015}} -- student newspaper coverage of labor history editathon at U of Maryland College Park library</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201503130900|title=Wikipedia's Gender and Race Gaps|publisher=KQED radio's Forum with Michael Krasny|date=Fri, Mar 13, 2015}} -- discussed three Wiki-DC sponsored events</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201503130900|title=Wikipedia's Gender and Race Gaps|publisher=KQED radio's Forum with Michael Krasny|date=Fri, Mar 13, 2015}} -- discussed three Wiki-DC sponsored events</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/24/today-join-us-our-first-stem-heroes-edit-thon|title=Join Us for Our First STEM Heroes Edit-a-thon|publisher=White House blog|date=February 24, 2015}} -- announces and reports on Wiki-DC partnered event</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/24/today-join-us-our-first-stem-heroes-edit-thon|title=Join Us for Our First STEM Heroes Edit-a-thon|publisher=White House blog|date=February 24, 2015}} -- announces and reports on Wiki-DC partnered event</p>

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Press releases

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 »
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Recent press coverage

Edit-a-thons team up Wikipedia users and archivists to fix wiki mistakes
The Diamondback, May 4, 2015 -- student newspaper coverage of labor history editathon at U of Maryland College Park library

Wikipedia's Gender and Race Gaps
KQED radio's Forum with Michael Krasny, Fri, Mar 13, 2015 -- discussed three Wiki-DC sponsored events

Join Us for Our First STEM Heroes Edit-a-thon
White House blog, February 24, 2015 -- announces and reports on Wiki-DC partnered event

Howard to Host Black History Wikipedia 'Edit-a-Thon'
HBCU Digest, February 10, 2015

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

US National Archives To Upload All Holdings To Wikimedia Commons
TechCrunch, June 30, 2014

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