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<big>The current page is at '''[[Wikipedia:Press coverage {{CURRENTYEAR}}]]'''.

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This set of pages lists press coverage of Wikipedia that mentions or discusses Wikipedia as a project &ndash; that is, any aspect of Wikipedia overall, such as its structure, success, information, goals, history, or views on Wikipedia in general, and so on.

Articles that reference Wikipedia ''content'' but which do not discuss the project itself should be recorded at '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a press source]]'''. The template {{tl|press}} may also be used to document mention of specific articles on their talk page. Great quotes from articles that enhance the reputation of Wikipedia should be included in our '''[[m:Trophy box|Trophy box]]'''.

:'''Note:''' If there are '''errors''' in a news article, then please post the matter to the [[m:talk:Communications_committee|Wikimedia Communications Committee]]'s talk page. This way, the Wikimedia Foundation can send an official letter to the editor, or request for a correction.

==Searching for discussion of Wikipedia online==
The easiest way to search is to subscribe to a realtime [http://www.google.com/alerts/ Google Alert] or [http://alerts.yahoo.com/main.php?view=create_news_step1 Yahoo! News Alert] for "Wikipedia."

Alternatively perform a search for "Wikipedia" on -
*[http://www.highbeam.com/library/search.asp?q=wikipedia&M=Y&ST=2&P=1 eLibrary]
*[http://news.google.com/news?q=wikipedia&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=G&edition=us&scoring=d Google News]
*[http://www.magportal.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?s=0&b=1&q=wikipedia&x=36&y=7 MagPortal search]
*[http://search.wn.com/?version=1&language_id=-1&search_string=wikipedia&sort_type=nwf&corpus=twomonth&search_type=any World news search]
*[http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=&p=wikipedia&ei=UTF-8&&datesort=1 Yahoo News]

==How to add entries to the page==
The current page is at '''[[Wikipedia:Press coverage {{CURRENTYEAR}}]]'''.

If you add an article, cite both the title and the source. Note that if you're listing an article from a traditional press wire service that ran in your local newspaper, it may not have the same title everywhere; be cautious about duplicates.

Add your entry to the end of the page, using [[Template:Cite news]]. The template, with the most commonly used parameters, is:
*<nowiki>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |url= https://example.com/ |work= |publisher= Example News |date= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> }}</nowiki>
*<nowiki>: "Relevant/representative quote here."</nowiki>

==See also==
*[[History of Wikipedia]]
*[[meta:Communications committee/Press clippings]]
*[[n:Wikinews:In the news|Wikinews:In the news]]
*[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_room Wikimedia Foundation Press Room]
*[[Wikipedia in culture]]
*[[Wikipedia:America's Top Newspapers Use Wikipedia]]
*[[Wikipedia:Signpost]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikilove from the press]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a press source 2007]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia cited on usenet]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia in blogs]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia on TV and radio]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a court source]]
*[[Wikidata:Wikidata:Press coverage|Wikidata:Press coverage]]

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[[Category:Wikipedia news]]
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Revision as of 13:04, 8 January 2019

The current page is at Wikipedia:Press coverage 2024.

This set of pages lists press coverage of Wikipedia that mentions or discusses Wikipedia as a project – that is, any aspect of Wikipedia overall, such as its structure, success, information, goals, history, or views on Wikipedia in general, and so on.

Articles that reference Wikipedia content but which do not discuss the project itself should be recorded at Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a press source. The template {{press}} may also be used to document mention of specific articles on their talk page. Great quotes from articles that enhance the reputation of Wikipedia should be included in our Trophy box.

Note: If there are errors in a news article, then please post the matter to the Wikimedia Communications Committee's talk page. This way, the Wikimedia Foundation can send an official letter to the editor, or request for a correction.

Searching for discussion of Wikipedia online

The easiest way to search is to subscribe to a realtime Google Alert or Yahoo! News Alert for "Wikipedia."

Alternatively perform a search for "Wikipedia" on -

How to add entries to the page

The current page is at Wikipedia:Press coverage 2024.

If you add an article, cite both the title and the source. Note that if you're listing an article from a traditional press wire service that ran in your local newspaper, it may not have the same title everywhere; be cautious about duplicates.

Add your entry to the end of the page, using Template:Cite news. The template, with the most commonly used parameters, is:

  • {{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |url= https://example.com/ |work= |publisher= Example News |date= |accessdate=2024-05-15 }}
  • : "Relevant/representative quote here."

See also