Wikimedia Commons, the online repository of free-use media, hosts more than 31 million media files, but videos are still just a fraction of the files (about 75,000 videos, less than 0.1%). To help close that gap, Wikimedia Israel has begun a new cooperation with the Israeli News Company.... Read more

  1. How MediaWiki is streamlining San Francisco’s new Museum of Modern Art

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    The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is experimenting with MediaWiki as a hub for curated information for hundreds of complex artworks.... Read more

  2. Britons googled Brexit but reached Wikipedia

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    During the week of the Brexit vote, traffic to the European Union article jumped 209% over its total from January, February, and March combined.... Read more

  3. Europeana Art History Challenge finishes

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    The largest-ever GLAM-Wiki competition (and the first to highlight Wikidata) has concluded.... Read more

  4. Innovation and iteration: Open call for the new Project Grants Program

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    The Wikimedia Foundation’s Project Grants program will launch its first open call on July 1. It will be accepting proposals through August 2 for new ideas to improve Wikimedia projects.... Read more

  5. On the ground, Wikimania comes to life

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    In small alpine village of Esino Lario, Wikimedians traversed cobblestoned streets in the search for free knowledge.... Read more

  6. Let European copyright catch up with reality

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    A harmonized panorama exception for Europe will make it easier for people to share images of the places where they live and collaborate with others. We urge the European Commission to introduce strong Freedom of Panorama to give all European citizens the opportunity to share images of the buildings and art in public places over the Internet.... Read more

  7. Foundation Board appoints Katherine Maher as Executive Director

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    In a unanimous vote, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selected Katherine Maher to lead the organization dedicated to spreading the sum of all knowledge.... Read more

  8. Jimmy Wales names Emily Temple-Wood and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight as Wikipedians of the Year

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    Being awarded for the sixth time, this is the first time two Wikipedians have received the honor together.... Read more

  9. Community celebrates birthday of Odia Wikipedia and Odia Wiktionary

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    With the Odia Wikipedia and its sister projects, a handful of dedicated volunteer editors are taking the Odia language to the world outside.... Read more