Wikipedia:Press coverage 2022
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Since its inception in 2001, Wikipedia has garnered substantial media attention. The following is a list of the project's press coverage received in 2022, sorted chronologically.
January
- "Wikidowen project, University of Jeddah translate Wikipedia articles into Arabic". Arab News. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
The project aims to enrich the Saudi, Arab and Islamic content in Wikipedia, through creation, development, and translation, by referencing literature and documented information, highlighting the history and civilization of the Kingdom and the Arab and Islamic worlds, and working to bridge the gap between Saudi Internet users and digital content.
- Yusuf, Muhammad (January 7, 2022). "ELF increases Arab author pages on Wikipedia, offers top books list". Gulf Today. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
Emirates Literature Foundation’s (ELF) initiative, Kateb Maktub, has spearheaded the drive to increase the number of Arab author pages on Wikipedia in both Arabic and English, and reports a 516 per cent growth in the short span of one year. The initiative was launched in late 2020 with the goal to make information about Arab authors and literature easily available online.
- Joshi, Shamani (January 13, 2022). "I Look For the Weirdest and Wildest Things on Wikipedia. Here's What I've Learned". Vice. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
While most of us are probably acquainted with Wikipedia as a quick hack that totally saves our asses when we have a looming assignment, Rauwerda’s relationship with the online resource is rooted in one of its more offbeat aspects: Wikiracing.
- "'Happy Wikipedia Day' – Read to know more about this free internet encyclopaedia". DNA India. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
While the authenticity of its content has been questioned time and again, one cannot deny the contributions Wikipedia has made in the field of science and research.
- "Wikipedia refuses for the third time to run page about missing Milton Keynes woman Leah Croucher". Milton Keynes Citizen. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
The Wiki admin team told the Facebook group: "Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified...Metro and the Daily Mail are not reliable. Due to the extremely serious nature of the subject, it's essential that only high-quality sources are used, not tabloids or gossip rags.
- "The worst photos of great golfers on Wikipedia". Golf Digest. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
So without further ado, allow us to bless your eyeballs with the worst photos of the greatest golfers on Wikipedia. Viewer discretion most definitely advised.