Tag: Wikipedia outreach

Leona Whitcombe

Bridging Academic and Wikipedia Communities Through Fellowships

Wikipedia fellowships are connecting academics with public knowledge by training scholars to edit and improve articles. These programs are changing who writes on Wikipedia and what knowledge gets shared globally.

Leona Whitcombe

How Social Platforms Amplify Wikipedia Announcements

Wikipedia's major updates rarely come through press releases-instead, they spread through social media when users share announcements from Meta-Wiki. Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon turn community discussions into global stories.