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Join the News On Wiki '20-'21 challenge!

See our announcement. We will coordinate most of our work through WikiProject Newspapers.

We are working to build trust in credible news sources by generating wiki content about newspapers. From September 2020 to February 2021, we will focus on Washington State, Black-owned U.S. newspapers, and newspapers focused on the Caribbean. We aim to create or improve 300 Wikipedia articles, as well as associated Wikidata entries.

To get involved:

  • Join our mailing list. We will use this to announce new training sessions and events; you should expect a few email messages per month.
  • Add your name to our WikiProject: Wikipedia editors traditionally add their names to a "WikiProject" page to indicate their commitment to an article improvement drive.
  • Register for our next orientation event! (See below for a sample of webinars to come; exact dates and registration details coming soon)

Webinars

September 2020 webinars:

  • Refining our lists of articles to write or improve. We have learned from other campaigns, such as Wiki Loves Monuments and Women in Red, that clear, thorough lists of articles to write are a key ingredient in any content improvement campaign. Campaign organizers Pete and Sherry have started lists of newspapers that lack a Wikipedia article, or whose Wikipedia article needs expansion; but we need your expertise to expand and refine these preliminary lists. In this webinar, we'll show you how to work on a list on a wiki page. This one is a good fit for anybody: new or experienced Wikipedians, experts on the newspapers in our categories, librarians, list-making aficionados. It's especially helpful for those new to wiki editing, since adding to these lists is an easy way to learn the ropes before you edit "live" Wikipedia articles.
  • Gathering our source materials: Wikipedia articles rely heavily on secondary sources. In this session we will make sure that we know the best books, academic journal articles, etc. covering newspapers in Washington State, Black-owned newspapers, and newspapers of or about the Caribbean. By generating an annotated bibliography, we make it easier for future NOW participants to write relevant Wikipedia articles. This webinar is a good fit for librarians, scholars, and anybody with an interest in the journalism of these regions and topics. It's especially helpful for those new to wiki editing, since adding to these lists is an easy way to learn the ropes before you edit "live" Wikipedia articles.
  • Journalists in the Pacific Northwest: Recent events in 2021 have generated interest in the journalism of this region. In the era of COVID-19 traffic to news sites has surged, but many of those sites have been forced to resort to furloughs or layoffs to weather the economic storm. The Black Lives Matter protests have brought renewed attention to independent journalists and local press in Seattle and Portland. How can we capture this interest, and the information being published about it, in relevant Wikipedia articles? This webinar is designed primarily for journalists, and will explore the role Wikipedia plays in keeping the public informed about their work.
  • Sept. 19: Newspapers of & about the Caribbean We will coordinate with Wikimedians of the Caribbean

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