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===Report accuses Wikipedia of anti-Israel bias=== |
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⚫ | The [[World Jewish Congress]] has published a report titled "[https://wjc-org-website.s3.amazonaws.com/horizon/assets/4eQd1wRR/the_bias_against_israel_in_english_wikipedia_240314_5-1.pdf The Bias Against Israel on Wikipedia]", which has been covered by [https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-792808 The Jerusalem Post], [https://www.jns.org/wjc-publishes-research-revealing-the-roots-of-wikipedias-anti-israel-bias/ Jewish News Syndicate], and [https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/03/the-world-jewish-congress-investigates-wikipedia/ Spectator Australia] <small>(paywalled)</small>. The 19-page report, which focuses on English Wikipedia, "is based on research, content analysis, and interviews with Israeli Wikipedians"; its overview of challenges to Wikipedia's ideals include the gender gap (see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Series/Gender_gap|''Signpost'' coverage]]) and "The Power of the Admins and Beurocrats" [sic]. It has already been used as a citation in the article [[Wikipedia and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]. The author, Dr. Shlomit Aharoni Lir, is an academic who had previously published a peer-reviewed paper about gender bias on Wikipedia ([[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-03-29/Recent_research#"Strangers in a seemingly open-to-all website: the gender bias in Wikipedia"|''Signpost'' coverage]]), but the present report does not seem intended to be an academic publication. |
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One of the report's proposals for new features that should be implemented is to "host forums and discussions within the Wikipedia community to address concerns about neutrality and gather feedback for policy improvements"; it is not specified how this would fit into the existing [[WP:CENT|directory of centralized discussions]], [[WP:-|dashboard]], [[WP:RFC|twenty-year-old, project-wide Request for Comment process with fifteen categories]], six [[WP:VP|Village Pumps]], and dozen or so [[WP:NOTICEBOARDS|noticeboards]], including a [[WP:NPOVN|neutral-point-of-view noticeboard]] and [[WP:DRN|dispute resolution noticeboard]]. |
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[[User:LDickinson (WMF)|Laura Dickinson]] of the Wikimedia Foundations's Communications Department told ''The Signpost'' that "The Foundation takes allegations of bias on Wikimedia projects seriously, so several staff have reviewed the report. They found that the WJC report makes a number of unsubstantiated claims of bias on Wikipedia. It lacks adequate references, quotes, links, or other sources to support its purported findings. Further, the report misunderstands Wikipedia's NPOV policy, as well as the importance of |
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anonymity for user privacy on Wikimedia projects." |
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''See also related earlier coverage: "[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-11-06/In_the_media#Does_Wikipedia%27s_Gaza_coverage_show_an_anti-Israel_bias%3F|Does Wikipedia's Gaza coverage show an anti-Israel bias?]]" ("In the media", November 6, 2023)'' |
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– {{small|[[User:sawyer-mcdonell|s-m]], [[User:HaeB|H]] and [[User:JPxG|J]]}} |
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===In brief=== |
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*'''Balkan edit wars''': In [https://www.publico.pt/2024/03/17/mundo/entrevista/guerra-balcas-continua-wikipedia-srebrenica-massacre-genocidio-2083064 an interview] for Portuguese newspaper ''[[Público (Portugal)|Público]]'' <small>(in Portuguese, behind pay-wall)</small>, [[University of Novi Sad]] professor and [[Fact-checking|fact-checker]] Stefan Janjić broke down the influence of [[Russian disinformation]] in his native country of [[Serbia]], including a recent dispute over the content and tone of the article about the [[Srebrenica massacre]] on the [[Serbian Wikipedia]]. |
*'''Balkan edit wars''': In [https://www.publico.pt/2024/03/17/mundo/entrevista/guerra-balcas-continua-wikipedia-srebrenica-massacre-genocidio-2083064 an interview] for Portuguese newspaper ''[[Público (Portugal)|Público]]'' <small>(in Portuguese, behind pay-wall)</small>, [[University of Novi Sad]] professor and [[Fact-checking|fact-checker]] Stefan Janjić broke down the influence of [[Russian disinformation]] in his native country of [[Serbia]], including a recent dispute over the content and tone of the article about the [[Srebrenica massacre]] on the [[Serbian Wikipedia]]. |
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*'''Around the world in 292 ways''': Wikipedian [[user:Lajmmoore|Lucy Moore]] has created an article for a woman from [[User:Lajmmoore/Round the World Challenge|every country in the world]] (as well as nearly every partially-recognized state, United Kingdom subdivision, autonomous region, special administrative region, overseas territory and disputed ethnic republic!) Moore participates in [[Women in Red]], a WikiProject dedicated to closing the [[Gender bias on Wikipedia|gender gap on Wikipedia]]. An [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/uk-academics-wikipedia-project-raises-profile-of-women-around-the-world article in ''The Guardian''] and an [https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/03/08/exp-international-womens-day-wikipedia-moore-live-030802pseg2-cnni-world.cnn interview with CNN] cover Moore's work and highlight women from lesser-known corners of the world. In honor of [[International Women's Day]], an [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/08/the-guardian-view-on-wikipedias-female-volunteers-a-hive-heroism-that-changes-history editorial in ''The Guardian''] analyzes Wikipedia's coverage of women. |
*'''Around the world in 292 ways''': Wikipedian [[user:Lajmmoore|Lucy Moore]] has created an article for a woman from [[User:Lajmmoore/Round the World Challenge|every country in the world]] (as well as nearly every partially-recognized state, United Kingdom subdivision, autonomous region, special administrative region, overseas territory and disputed ethnic republic!) Moore participates in [[Women in Red]], a WikiProject dedicated to closing the [[Gender bias on Wikipedia|gender gap on Wikipedia]]. An [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/uk-academics-wikipedia-project-raises-profile-of-women-around-the-world article in ''The Guardian''] and an [https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/03/08/exp-international-womens-day-wikipedia-moore-live-030802pseg2-cnni-world.cnn interview with CNN] cover Moore's work and highlight women from lesser-known corners of the world. In honor of [[International Women's Day]], an [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/08/the-guardian-view-on-wikipedias-female-volunteers-a-hive-heroism-that-changes-history editorial in ''The Guardian''] analyzes Wikipedia's coverage of women. |
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*'''AARoads, take me home''': A long-running conflict over Wikipedia's articles about US roads led to the forking of many roads articles back in September. [https://gizmodo.com/competing-wikipedia-editors-only-about-roads-aaroads-1851298769 Gizmodo recently interviewed] a number of AARoads editors and Wikipedians ([[User:Imzadi1979|Imzadi1979]], [[User:BMACS001|BMACS001]], and [[User:onel5969|onel5969]]) about the split, calling it "a promised land where the editors hope, at last, that they can find peace". |
*'''AARoads, take me home''': A long-running conflict over Wikipedia's articles about US roads led to the forking of many roads articles back in September. [https://gizmodo.com/competing-wikipedia-editors-only-about-roads-aaroads-1851298769 Gizmodo recently interviewed] a number of AARoads editors and Wikipedians ([[User:Imzadi1979|Imzadi1979]], [[User:BMACS001|BMACS001]], and [[User:onel5969|onel5969]]) about the split, calling it "a promised land where the editors hope, at last, that they can find peace". |
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Report accuses Wikipedia of anti-Israel bias
The World Jewish Congress has published a report titled "The Bias Against Israel on Wikipedia", which has been covered by The Jerusalem Post, Jewish News Syndicate, and Spectator Australia (paywalled). The 19-page report, which focuses on English Wikipedia, "is based on research, content analysis, and interviews with Israeli Wikipedians"; its overview of challenges to Wikipedia's ideals include the gender gap (see Signpost coverage) and "The Power of the Admins and Beurocrats" [sic]. It has already been used as a citation in the article Wikipedia and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The author, Dr. Shlomit Aharoni Lir, is an academic who had previously published a peer-reviewed paper about gender bias on Wikipedia (Signpost coverage), but the present report does not seem intended to be an academic publication.
One of the report's proposals for new features that should be implemented is to "host forums and discussions within the Wikipedia community to address concerns about neutrality and gather feedback for policy improvements"; it is not specified how this would fit into the existing directory of centralized discussions, dashboard, twenty-year-old, project-wide Request for Comment process with fifteen categories, six Village Pumps, and dozen or so noticeboards, including a neutral-point-of-view noticeboard and dispute resolution noticeboard.
Laura Dickinson of the Wikimedia Foundations's Communications Department told The Signpost that "The Foundation takes allegations of bias on Wikimedia projects seriously, so several staff have reviewed the report. They found that the WJC report makes a number of unsubstantiated claims of bias on Wikipedia. It lacks adequate references, quotes, links, or other sources to support its purported findings. Further, the report misunderstands Wikipedia's NPOV policy, as well as the importance of anonymity for user privacy on Wikimedia projects."
See also related earlier coverage: "Does Wikipedia's Gaza coverage show an anti-Israel bias?" ("In the media", November 6, 2023)
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- Getting away from it all?: AFAR magazine explains "Why Google Flights and Wikipedia (Yep!) Are a Traveler’s Best Friends, giving some tips on finding airports connecting aspiring travelers to their destination. The article calls the customary "Airlines and destinations" sections in Wikipedia articles about airports (example) "a great resource for those wanting to know options for nonstop flights and possibilities for mileage redemptions."
- Balkan edit wars: In an interview for Portuguese newspaper Público (in Portuguese, behind pay-wall), University of Novi Sad professor and fact-checker Stefan Janjić broke down the influence of Russian disinformation in his native country of Serbia, including a recent dispute over the content and tone of the article about the Srebrenica massacre on the Serbian Wikipedia.
- Around the world in 292 ways: Wikipedian Lucy Moore has created an article for a woman from every country in the world (as well as nearly every partially-recognized state, United Kingdom subdivision, autonomous region, special administrative region, overseas territory and disputed ethnic republic!) Moore participates in Women in Red, a WikiProject dedicated to closing the gender gap on Wikipedia. An article in The Guardian and an interview with CNN cover Moore's work and highlight women from lesser-known corners of the world. In honor of International Women's Day, an editorial in The Guardian analyzes Wikipedia's coverage of women.
- AARoads, take me home: A long-running conflict over Wikipedia's articles about US roads led to the forking of many roads articles back in September. Gizmodo recently interviewed a number of AARoads editors and Wikipedians (Imzadi1979, BMACS001, and onel5969) about the split, calling it "a promised land where the editors hope, at last, that they can find peace".
- Subtitle: The Friday Times covers how Pakistan's turbulent politics and recent general election has caused problems for Wikipedians; accusations of political bias fly as editors try to figure out who to list as the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, whether to list the party on election maps at all, and perhaps most importantly, who won the election.
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