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Today we’ve seen a wide range of media outlets around the world cover the news about Wikipedia’s 10th anniversary.  Some stories recount the history of the project from its humble beginnings, and others collect the viewpoints of big thinkers on the topic of web and technology.  The Foundation’s Executive Director also published an op-ed piece in the Guardian that looks into the project and its pioneer beginnings. It’s wonderful to see so many media outlets, blogs, and great institutions probe deeply into the stories of Wikipedia, and start to ask big questions about Wikipedia’s considerable impact on society and the internet.
Wikipedia 10 celebrators around the world are documenting the coverage on
ten.wikipedia.org
, a wiki specially created for the occasion. Some of the highlights of the day:
The Times of India
out of Bangalore discusses Wikipedia’s push for more local language content.
The Atlantic
from New York prepared a
wide-ranging package
of content about the anniversary, including insights from Wikimedia advisory board members
Craig Newmark
Jay Rosen
Clay Shirky
, and
Ethan Zuckerman
Read Write Web
asks
readers what Wikipedia will look like in ten years.
The Washington Post
featured
a lengthy piece on the history and future of Wikipedia, including an interview with Jimmy Wales.
Italy’s
La Repubblica
covered the occasion
, and made a visit to the Foundation’s San Francisco offices earlier this week.
Wired UK
and the US
Wired
are in the midst of ‘
Wikipedia week
‘ and have included some great Wikipedia lists.
The Guardian
‘s
feature op-ed
by Wikimedia ED Sue Gardner ran earlier today.
We’ll update the media coverage page over the next week as more global coverage emerges, and as we cross the threshold of the big anniversary.
Jay Walsh
Communications
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