‘We’re writing history’: Spanish women tackle Wikipedia’s gender gap | Wikipedia
PGathered in the back room of a feminist bookstore in Madrid, 17 women hunched over laptops, passing around snacks, chatting and laughing, the sounds of typing punctuated by thunderous applause, each time marking a milestone in the group’s steady push to close perhaps one of the world’s most pervasive gender gaps. Just under a fifth […]
NPR CEO Katherine Maher Reveals How She Ruined Wikipedia
NPR’s new CEO, Katherine Maher, is facing criticism over past tweets as the veteran editor accuses the organization of left-wing bias. But in the process, another interesting investigation began. This is how Mr. Maher turned his back on “free and open” discussion on “online Wikipedia” and destroyed Wikipedia. Because its purpose represents “the Westernized structure […]
Ruwiki, the Russian Wikipedia to launch on Monday
The official launch of Ruwiki, the Russian version of the popular internet encyclopedia Wikipedia, will take place on Monday, according to Russian media reports. Beta testing (a targeted test of the site) will begin in mid-2023, and the daily Kommersant reports that there are already more articles on Ruwiki than on the Russian part of […]