A striking difference in tone as two journalistic institutions examine their history. The @nytimes’s recent excluded obit project gets an editorial shruggie: “Bias? Maybe!” versus @NatGeo, which does the work and concludes, “Yes, we were pretty racist.”
Hi 👋. I’m the CEO of @Wikimedia Foundation. We operate @Wikipedia and work to keep it available for the world, especially in times of crisis. What happens in the world happens on Wikipedia. That means we've been tracking the COVID-19 pandemic, and taking steps to respond. (1/13)
We’ve been blocked in Turkey for nearly 3 years. Today, the Turkish Supreme Court ruled the ban on @Wikipedia is unconstitutional. A tremendous victory for people in Turkey and for the right to knowledge. 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
in.reuters.com/article/turkey…
For 10 months, @Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey.
Turkey, we miss sharing knowledge with you and learning from you. We need your knowledge, your expertise, your voice. #WeMissTurkey
Unblock Wikipedia. blog.wikimedia.org/2017/11/01/tur…
Big news: I’m delighted to announce that I will be taking up the position of CEO of NPR starting in late March. NPR has been a lifelong part of my soundscape, and I credit its reporting with sparking my curiosity that set me onto the path to become the person I am today.
Appalling to hear a CNN election night anchor say “no one expected Trump to do this” when literally every election night disinfo prep call with media network leadership gamed this scenario out.
- Waived sick days and PTO for illness and care-giving
- Moved to a 50% work expectation (20 hours per week)
- Deprioritized all non-essential projects/programs
All these steps, and my email to all staff, are included here ⬇️ (4/13)
