Wikipedia sleuths fight over whether Harris was ‘border czar’
As soon as Vice President Kamala Harris took over the mantle from President Joe Biden, her biggest supporters began throwing cold water on her status and responsibility as the administration’s “border czar.” One of the first high-profile jobs Harris received was to address the root causes of surging illegal immigration and to use diplomatic channels […]
‘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 […]