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Recent press coverage
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
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
Viewpoint: How I tackle Wiki gender gap one article at a time
BBC News, December 7, 2016
Press releases
- 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 »