Wikipedia Editors Built Knowledge While the World Watched the World Cup. The New York Times highlighted Wikimedia NYC's volunteer editing community during a World Cup edit-a-thon, showcasing how contributors work together to expand free knowledge.

Columbia Journalism Review visits a Wikimedia NYC WikiWednesday gathering to explore how local editors are responding to growing political pressure and threats against Wikipedia contributors. Executive Director Pacita Rudder reflects on what motivates volunteer editors and the importance of protecting the people who keep free knowledge accessible.

The City University of New York announced the appointment of its first Wikimedian in Residence in partnership with Wikimedia NYC. The initiative expands access to research and public scholarship by helping faculty, staff, and students contribute knowledge to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, strengthening connections between higher education and free, open knowledge.

Slate examines growing privacy and safety concerns facing Wikipedia editors, highlighting Wikimedia NYC’s efforts to protect its community. Executive Director Pacita Rudder shares how the organization has introduced safety protocols and privacy options for volunteers while continuing to create welcoming spaces for participation.

The New York Daily News featured Wikimedia NYC’s annual Wikipedia Day among its top things to do in New York City, highlighting the celebration at Brooklyn Public Library, hands-on training and the launch of the 400 Neighborhoods and 400 New Yorkers campaign.

Gothamist highlighted Wikimedia NYC’s annual Wikipedia Day celebration as one of the city’s standout free events, inviting New Yorkers to come together for a day of learning, editing, and celebrating the people who make Wikipedia possible.

Library Journal highlights a packed Queens Name Explorer Edit-a-Thon co-hosted by Wikimedia NYC and Queens Public Library, where participants learned to edit Wikipedia and Wikidata while documenting the people and places that shape Queens. The event generated 29 new submissions and 974 new Wikidata items.

The New York Botanical Garden’s LuEsther T. Mertz Library partnered with Wikimedia NYC to improve Wikipedia coverage of women botanists. Through research and hands-on editing, participants helped bring greater visibility to women whose contributions to botanical science have historically been underrepresented online.

Scoop Upworthy spotlights Wikimedia NYC’s monthly WikiWednesday gatherings, where Wikipedia editors come together at the Brooklyn Public Library to share what they’re working on, ask questions, and simply connect. The gathering charmed viewers online and sparked new interest in joining the Wikipedia editing community.

Pratt Institute Libraries partnered with Black Lunch Table for a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon focused on expanding and improving entries about Black artists, designers, writers, performers, and architects. Wikimedia NYC joined librarians and Wikimedians to help students research, create accounts, and begin contributing to Wikipedia.

WNYC’s On the Media visits Wikidata Day at Brooklyn Public Library to explore Wikipedia’s place in the centuries-old pursuit of making human knowledge universally accessible. Wikimedia NYC’s Richard Knipel reflects on the connection between today’s Wikimedia movement and the enduring legacy of the Library of Alexandria.