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+== 2012 ==
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+{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-12|{{News-en/2012-12}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-11|{{News-en/2012-11}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-10|{{News-en/2012-10}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-09|{{News-en/2012-09}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-08|{{News-en/2012-08}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-07|{{News-en/2012-07}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-06|{{News-en/2012-06}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-05|{{News-en/2012-05}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-04|{{News-en/2012-04}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-03|{{News-en/2012-03}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-02|'''Telenor and the Wikimedia Foundation partner to offer Wikipedia free to mobile customers in Asia and Southeastern Europe'''<br />
+Up to 135 million Telenor customers in Asia and Southeastern Europe with mobile access can access Wikipedia without incurring data charges.
+[[Press releases/Telenor_and_WMF_partner_on_Wikipedia_mobile|Read more]] (28 Feb 2012)
+----<!-- {{News-en/2012-02}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-01|'''Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation partner to offer Wikipedia in Africa and the Middle East at no extra cost'''<br />
-'''Wikimania hosts second annual free content contest'''<br />
+More than 70 million Orange customers in Africa and the Middle East (AMEA) with mobile access can access Wikipedia with no data charges.
-Wikimania 2006 is hosting the [http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Awards Wikimania Awards] in Cambridge, Massachusetts in August.  This will be the second annual contest for the best free content writing and media in the world.  All are welcome to nominate their favorite media and writing that has been added to Wikimedia projects within the last year.  Entries are eligible to win one of three [[w:Nokia 770|Nokia 770]] internet tablets, and print-on-demand books of Wikipedia content.
+[[Press releases/Orange_and_WMF_partner_on_Wikipedia_mobile|Read more]] (24 Jan 2012)
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-[[Image:Angela Beesley.jpg|right|75px|Angela Beesley]]
-'''Angela Beesley resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board'''<br />
+'''Statement from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding developments in Washington on SOPA and PIPA'''<br />
+Comments from Sue Gardner in response to developments in Washington this morning.
-Last week, on the 1st of July, Angela Beesley announced her resignation from the Wikimedia Foundation [[Board of Trustees]]. She has been a Wikipedia contributor for many years, and was elected to the board in mid-2004. She intends to continue to contribute in an editorial capacity, and to assist in forming the Wikimedia Foundation's Australia chapter. Her vacant seat on the Foundation board will be filled in an election, the details of which will be forthcoming. [[Press releases/Angela Beesley resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board|Read more...]]
+[[Press releases/Statement_on_Jan_20_events_in_Washington|Read more]] (20 Jan 2012)
-<small>(8 July 2006)</small>
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-'''New Privacy Policy Is Official'''<br />
+'''Wikipedia blackout affirms overwhelming support for free and open Internet'''<br />
-The newly revised [[Privacy policy]] became official on July 1. It was approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board in June, and now applies to all Wikimedia wikis. The primary modification includes coverage of [[m:CheckUser|CheckUser]], which had not yet been implemented when the previous version of the policy was introduced. [[Privacy policy|Read more...]]<small>(1 July 2006)</small>
+Millions "Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge" and act to oppose SOPA/PIPA
+[[Press releases/Wikipedia blackout supports free and open internet|Read more]] (18 Jan 2012)
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+'''English Wikipedia to go dark January 18 in opposition to SOPA/PIPA'''<br />
-[[Image:Brad patrick cropped.jpg|right|75px|Brad Patrick.]]
+The Wikipedia community has chosen to protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and PROTECTIP (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate. [[Press_releases/English_Wikipedia_to_go_dark|Read more]] (16 Jan 2012)
-'''Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director'''<br />
-The Wikimedia Foundation has hired Brad Patrick as general counsel and interim executive director, where he will oversee its staff and operations. In this capacity he will lead the search for a permanent executive director to be in charge of administering the Wikimedia Foundation's activities, after which he will settle into his permanent role as general counsel. [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|Read more...]]
-<small>(12 June 2006)</small>
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+'''Wikimedia Foundation Rings In New Year With Record-breaking Fundraiser'''<br />
-[[Image:Cscr-featured.png|right|75px|The star articles display when they reach featured status.]]
+This year's annual campaign raised a record-breaking US$20 million from more than one million donors in nearly every country in the world. [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Rings In New Year With Record-breaking Fundraiser|Read more]] (2 Jan 2012)
-'''English Wikipedia Announces Thousandth Featured Article'''<br />
-The Wikimedia Foundation announced today the 1000th featured article on the English Wikipedia. Featured articles are the best articles on Wikipedia, and are required to be comprehensive, factually accurate, and written from a neutral point of view. [[Press releases/English Wikipedia Announces Thousandth Featured Article|Read more...]]
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-<small>(8 June 2006)</small>
+== 2011 ==
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+{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-12|{{News-en/2011-12}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-11|'''Brin Wojcicki Foundation Announces $500,000 Grant to Wikimedia'''<br />
-'''Power outage on the 9th of April 2006'''<br />
+The Brin Wojcicki Foundation has also funded such organizations as the Michael J. Fox Foundation. [[Press releases/Brin Wojcicki Foundation Announces $500,000 Grant to Wikimedia|Read more]] (18 Nov 2011)
-PowerMedium had some sort of network and/or power outage for about an hour from circa 19:20 UTC. Brion and his team restored the site as quickly as possible. The total editing-time outage was of 6 hours, 15 minutes. More technical information
-[http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-April/034832.html here] from Brion Vibber. <!-- and dream in a nutshell with our [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-April/034836.html hardware officer].--> <small>([[User:Anthere|Anthere]] 14:19, 12 April 2006 (UTC))</small>
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-'''English Wikipedia publishes millionth article'''<br />
-The Wikimedia Foundation has announced the creation of [[Press releases/English Wikipedia Publishes Millionth Article|the 1,000,000th article]] in the English language edition of Wikipedia. The article is about the Jordanhill railway station in Scotland. Wikipedia is a free, multilingual, online encyclopedia with 3.3 million articles under development in more than 125 languages. <small>([[user:zanimum|N. Moreau]], 8 March 2006)</small>
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-'''Mediawiki software: the mythical Universal Login soon a reality'''<br>
+'''Wikipedia's Contributors and Authors at the Center of Wikimedia's Eighth Annual Fundraiser'''<br />
-Brion, our head developer, visited Berlin to drop in on the 22C3 conference and get some face-to-face chatting done with some of our European folks (such as Magnus and JeLuf). He posted  [[m:User:Brion VIBBER/Berlin roundup|a report about that on Meta]]. <small>([[User:Anthere|Anthere]], 02 January 2006)</small>
+The annual fundraiser brings in critical revenue so that Wikipedia and its sister projects can remain freely available to people around the world. Funds raised in this campaign by Wikimedia and its regional chapters will be used to maintain Wikimedia's server infrastructure and improve software, expand global reach, and provide direct support to a global volunteer community. The Foundation's total 2011-12 planned spending is US$28.3 million. [[Press_releases/Wikipedia's_Contributors_and_Authors_at_the_Center_of_Wikimedia's_Eighth_Annual_Fundraiser|Read more]] (16 Nov 2011)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2011-11}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-10|'''Indigo Trust awards Wikimedia a Grant for Mobile Improvements'''<br />
-'''Wikipedia wins two Awards in Italy'''<br>
+Funds will go toward upgrading Wikimedia's mobile platform, which will enable Wikimedia to better reach the millions of people in the developing world and low-income communities everywhere. [[Press releases/Indigo Trust awards Wikimedia a Grant for Mobile Improvements|Read more]] (14 Oct 2011)
-At the Premio WWW event of the Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore Wikipedia was honored as "best website" in the category Education and Work. The free encyclopedia also received a special award from Il Sole 24 Ore in cooperation with the Italian ministry of Technology and Innovation.  <small>([[User:Elian|elian]], 14 December 2005)</small>
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+<!-- {{News-en/2011-10}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-09|'''Stanton Foundation Awards Wikimedia $3.6 Million for Technology Improvements'''<br />
-'''Wikimedia Foundation supporting non-profit medical research....'''<br>
+Grant will fund major investments in the technology infrastructure that supports Wikipedia and its sister projects.
-The Wikimedia Foundation is supporting non-profit medical research by participating in the Folding@Home program, donating
+[[Press_releases/Stanton_Foundation_Awards_Wikimedia_$3.6_Million_for_Technology_Improvements|Read more]] (5 Oct 2011)
-computer-time on servers when these do not have any other work to do.
-*[http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=wikimedia%2Eorg fah-web.stanford.edu]
-*[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.science.linguistics.wikipedia.technical/20563 article.gmane.org]
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+<!-- {{News-en/2011-09}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-08|'''Wikimedia Foundation Announces 2011-2012 Board of Trustees and Elected Officers'''<br />
-'''A meeting of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees was held on irc on November 13, 2005'''<br>
+Announcement follows Board meeting at Wikimania, the annual gathering of Wikimedia volunteers in Haifa, Israel.  [[Press releases/August 2011 Wikimedia Foundation Announces 2011-2012 Board of Trustees and Elected Officers|Read more]] (3 August 2011)
-Notes may be found at [[Meetings/November 13, 2005]]. <small>([[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]], 27 November 2005)</small>
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+<!-- {{News-en/2011-08}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-07|'''The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation renews $3 million commitment to Wikimedia'''<br />
+Funds will support Wikimedia's strategic plan that focuses on increasing quality, the number and demographic diversity of its editors, and reaching more readers.  [[Press_releases/July_2011_The_Alfred_P._Sloan_Foundation_renews_$3_million_commitment_to_Wikimedia|Read more]] (11 July 2011)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2011-07}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-06|{{News-en/2011-06}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-05|{{News-en/2011-05}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-04|{{News-en/2011-04}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-03|{{News-en/2011-03}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-02|'''Wikimedia Foundation selects Watchmouse monitoring service'''<br />
+"Live Health" of Wikipedia and additional websites now posted and updated in real time [[Press_releases/February_2011_Wikimedia_selects_Watchmouse_for_monitoring_services|Read more]] (9 February 2011)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2011-02}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-01|'''Half a Million People Donate to Keep Wikipedia Free'''<br />
+$16 million raised by more than 500,000 individual donations during seventh annual giving campaign.  [[Half_a_Million_People_Donate_to_Keep_Wikipedia_Free|Read more]] (1 January 2011)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2011-01}} -->}}
+== 2010 ==
+{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-12|{{News-en/2010-12}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-11|'''Seventh Annual Campaign to Support Wikipedia Kicks Off '''<br />
+The Wikimedia Foundation ("WMF"), the non-profit behind Wikipedia, today announced the launch of its annual fundraising campaign. This year's goal is to raise $16 million so that Wikipedia and its sister projects can remain freely available to people around the world.  [[Seventh Annual Campaign to Support Wikipedia Kicks Off|Read more]] (15 November 2010)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2010-11}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-10|{{News-en/2010-10}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-09|{{News-en/2010-09}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-08|{{News-en/2010-08}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-07|'''Wikimedia Foundation announces changes to Board of Trustees'''<br />
+Today, at the sixth annual Wikimania Conference, the Wikimedia Foundation announced important changes to the Board of Trustees.
+[[Press room/July 2010 WMF Announces Changes to the Board|Read more]] (9 July 2010)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2010-07}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-06|'''Zack Exley and Barry Newstead join the Wikimedia Foundation executive management team'''<br />
+Barry Newstead will join as Chief Global Development Officer (CGDO), and Zack Exley will join as Chief Community Officer (CCO). Both are new positions, hired to fill out Wikimedia's senior team as it prepares to launch its new strategy, which calls for growing readership and new editors, particularly in the Global South. [[Press_releases/June_2010_Wikimedia_Foundation_appoints_new_CCO_and_CGDO|Read more]] (10 June 2010)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2010-06}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-05|'''Wikimedia Foundation will engage academic experts and students to improve public policy information on Wikipedia'''<br />
+A new project designed to improve the quality of public policy-related articles on Wikipedia has been announced. It is the first time the Wikimedia Foundation has launched a project designed to systematically increase the quality of articles in a particular topic area. [[Press releases/May_2010_Wikimedia_Foundation_will_engage_academic_experts_and_students_to_improve_public_policy_information|Read more]] (11 May 2010)
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+'''Wikimedia Foundation Appoints Jing Wang and Mimi Ito to its Advisory Board'''<br />
+The Wikimedia Foundation appointed two new members to its Advisory Board:  Mimi Ito and Jing Wang. Mimi Ito is a cultural anthropologist with a focus on new media use among young people. Jing Wang is an author and professor of Chinese cultural studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is the chair of the International Advisory Board of Creative Commons China Mainland. [[Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_Appoints_Jing_Wang_and_Mimi_Ito_May_2010|Read more]] (11 May 2010)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2010-05}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-04|'''Indian Journalist and film-maker Bishakha Datta joins Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees'''<br />
+The Wikimedia Foundation today announced that Indian journalist, filmmaker and non-profit leader Bishakha Datta has joined its Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is the governing body that oversees the Wikimedia Foundation, the U.S.-based non-profit that operates Wikipedia. [[Press releases/Bishakha Datta to join Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Read more]] (5 April 2010)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2010-04}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-03|{{News-en/2010-03}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-02|'''Wikimedia Foundation announces $2 million grant from Google'''<br />
+Donation will support capacity investments in Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects.
+[[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation announces $2 million grant from Google|Read more]] (17 February 2010)
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+'''Telefónica and Wikimedia Foundation Partner to Advance Learning and Increase Access to Free Knowledge'''<br />
+Strategic partnership will improve access to Wikimedia educational and informational content in Latin America and Europe.
+[[Press_releases/Telefonica_and_Wikimedia_partner_February_2010|Read more]] (1 February 2010)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2010-02}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-01|'''Wikimedia Foundation Hires Danese Cooper as Chief Technical Officer'''<br />
+The Wikimedia Foundation today announced that it has hired open source evangelist and experienced technology manager Danese Cooper as CTO.
+[[Press_releases/Danese_Cooper_joins_Wikimedia_as_CTO|Read more]] (28 January 2010)
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-'''The Wikimedia Foundation is honored by a World Technology Award in Communications Technology'''<br />
-This week, the Wikimedia Foundation was honored by a World Technology Award in communication, joining the ranks of other World Technology
-Network members. See http://www.wtn.net/2005/summit/ <small>([[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]], 15 November 2005)</small>
+'''Wikipedia Annual Fundraiser Goal Supported by Record Number of Donors'''<br />
+Over US$8 Million Raised by 230,000 donors in Campaign to Protect Wikipedia.
+[[Press releases/2009 Fundraiser Closing Release|Read more]] (5 January 2010)
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-*''News before October 2005 are found on [[past events]].''
+*''News before 2010 may be found on [[past events]].''
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