Why Tímea Baksa writes about Korean culture on Wikipedia
Thanks to Wikipedia, Tímea Baksa has learned two new languages and met people from all around the world. We asked about what keeps her coming back to Wikipedia, day after day.
Wikimedia Foundation funds six Outreachy interns for round 15
Please join us in welcoming six new Outreachy interns to Wikimedia from Brazil, Cameroon, Germany, and India!
Gabriel Thullen on bringing offline Wikipedia to West African schools
A chat with Gabriel Thullen, a Wikimedian who worked with schools in West Africa to test the Kiwix offline Wikipedia browser during the 2016–2017 school year.
The future of offline access to Wikipedia: The RACHEL example
A chat with WorldPossible's Jeremy Schwartz, the developer of RACHEL—"Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education & Learning"—a portable plug-and-play server which stores educational websites and makes that content available over any local (offline) wireless connection.
Wikipedia iOS app named an Editor’s Choice
The Wikipedia iOS app is among the newest to hold the "Editors' Choice" distinction in Apple’s App Store.
Wikimedia Foundation appoints Toby Negrin as Chief Product Officer
The Wikimedia Foundation is excited to announce the appointment of Toby Negrin as Chief Product Officer. Toby has been leading the Foundation’s product development in an interim capacity since April. He brings nearly 20 years of experience of integrating data, research, and design to produce effective and popular products. The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization….
From Sesame Street to Maya Angelou, this Wikipedian digs deeper
Christine Meyer, better known to Wikipedians as FigureSkatingFan, has worked on many of the English Wikipedia's articles about Sesame Street. We asked why.
Bringing light to Czechoslovakian history: Jindřich Nosek and the Art Library Project
One man's lifelong passion finds an outlet on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Foundation research project learns from Czech and Korean Wikipedia communities
From May to July 2017, researchers conducted in-person interviews with 64 new and experienced editors in South Korea and the Czech Republic. The Czech and Korean Wikipedias were chosen to represent mid-sized wikis.
Telling the story of Stockholm through Wikipedia: Holger Ellgaard
Passion for Stockholm encouraged Holger Ellgaard to document the city both in words and photographs on Wikipedia. Ellggaard received this year's Wikimediapriset award from Wikimedia Sweden.
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