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- Wikimedia Foundation appoints Chief Creative Officer and Vice President of Communications
- 4 April 2018 Heather Walls, the current leader of Wikimedia Foundation’s Communications department, and Kui Kinyanjui, an executive with over 18 years of experience in journalism and global communications, will be assuming permanent senior leadership roles as Chief Creative Officer and Vice President of Communications respectively
- Statement from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding Facebook’s Wikipedia integration
- 3 April 2018 We are always happy to see people, companies, and organizations recognize Wikipedia’s value as a repository of free knowledge
- Wikimedia Foundation appoints Tony Sebro as Deputy General Counsel
- 2 March 2018 Seasoned attorney joins the Wikimedia Foundation after six years serving as General Counsel at the Software Freedom Conservancy
- Wikimedia Foundation statement regarding the nearly 9 months Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey
- 18 January 2018 For nearly 9 months, the world has missed the knowledge, voices, and perspectives of the people of Turkey on Wikipedia
Archived releases: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Wikimedia blog
- After hitting 300,000 translations, what’s next for our content translation tool?
April 23, 2018 - Why it took a long time to build that tiny link preview on Wikipedia
April 20, 2018 - Wikimedia and The Met: A shared digital vision
April 19, 2018 - How we designed page previews for Wikipedia — and what could be done with them in the future
April 18, 2018 - Victory in Greece: Legal case ended against Wikipedia editor
April 18, 2018
Materials
- Wikimedia questions and answers
- Wikimedia Foundation Annual Report
- Article growth and user numbers
- Wikimedia traffic and editor stats
- Wikimedia Foundation's trademarks
- Wikimedia visual identity guidelines
- Wikimedia Foundation financial reports
Contacts
Samantha Lien
Communications Manager
Please note: The following contact information is for media relations requests only. For all general, public inquiries or concerns, please use Wikimedia Foundation contact us page.
- press
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- +1 415-839-6885
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