Interview with Maryana Iskander, Wikimedia Foundation's next CEO, on the org's transparency, handling misinformation on Wikipedia pages, and more
Two decades ago, Wikipedia arrived on the scene as a quirky online project that aimed to crowdsource and document all of human knowledge and history in real time. Tweets: @djparekh , @worklifereward , @redtapechron , @toffanin , @carlotresero , @diplokat , @nytimesbusiness , @lsanger , @raju , @davidslindsey , and @privacydigest See also Mediagazer Tweets: Deven Parekh / @djparekh : Couldn't imagine a better leader than @MaryanaIskander for this important role https://twitter.com/... David Griesing / @worklifereward : Looks like Wikipedia should sponsor a workshop for #Facebook on how to reduce false and misleading information on a public platform with a broad range of contributors. https://www.nytimes.com/... Bob Sullivan / @redtapechron : Mis/disinformation is a vexing problem; Wikipedia has been dealing with it longer than most. Perhaps there's much to learn from how Wikipedia handles it. Fascinating Q&A https://www.nytimes.com/... Renato Toffanin / @toffanin : “Wikipedia's next leader on preventing misinformation: ‘Neutrality requires understanding.’” BY DAVEY ALBA | NYT #Technology https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... Carlo / @carlotresero : Who is looking to govt, media & politicians to prevent misinformation, lies, propaganda, manipulation, alt. reality, conspiracy theories & fake news? They are the ones institutionalizing this, hurting society, & they should be prevented from doing so. https://www.nytimes.com/... Kat Townsend / @diplokat : Great profile by @daveyalba of new @Wikimedia CEO @MaryanaIskander and her commitment to countering #misinformation https://www.nytimes.com/... Cites the success of election monitoring, worked on by @toutlereste @nytimesbusiness : .@daveyalba spoke with the next chief executive of the company that owns Wikipedia about how the organization works to prevent false and misleading information on its sites and around the web. https://www.nytimes.com/... Larry Sanger / @lsanger : “If you take misinformation around Covid, the Wikimedia Foundation entered into a partnership with the World Health Organization.” —Wikipedia's (the WMF's) incoming chief executive, Maryana Iskander https://www.nytimes.com/... | via https://startthis.org/?p=1890 Raju Narisetti / @raju : The @nytimes catches up with @MaryanaIskander, the newly named CEO of @Wikimedia Foundation @Wikipedia's next leader on preventing misinformation: ‘Neutrality requires understanding.’ https://www.nytimes.com/...? David S Lindsey / @davidslindsey : “ ... the online encyclopedia is often cited as a place that, on balance, helps combat false and misleading information spreading elsewhere.” https://www.nytimes.com/... @privacydigest : Maryana Iskander, Wikipedia's Next Leader, on Preventing Misinformation Maryana Iskander, a social entrepreneur in South Africa, will become the chief executive of the foundation that oversees Wikipedia in January. https://www.nytimes.com/... See also Mediagazer