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We covered a lot of ground this year in @Slate's Source Notes column about @Wikipedia and internet knowledge. Here is my list of five stories that I'm proud of from 2020 paired with articles that I enjoyed from other writers. https://stephenharrison.substack.com/p/2020-year-in-review-and-update-on
1/ The year started with the optimistic story of how Wikipedia fought back against a ban in Turkey. But what worked there has not helped in China and other countries that have censored the encyclopedia. https://slate.com/technology/2020/01/wikipedia-ban-turkey-venezuela-china.html
1A/ Complement that story with this @omerbenj article. The consensus that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank does not constitute a form of apartheid is shifting on Wikipedia. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-on-wikipedia-israel-is-losing-the-battle-against-the-word-apartheid-1.9330590
2/ Back in March, news and information about COVID-19 was changing by the hour. Ultimately, the editors in WikiProject Medicine prevailed in making Wikipedia a trustworthy source of info about the virus. cc: @WikiDocJames & @nethahussain https://slate.com/technology/2020/03/coronavirus-wikipedia-policies.html
2A/ Complement with @noamcohen's March essay for @WIRED. "Unless Twitter, Facebook and the others can learn to address misinformation more effectively, Wikipedia will remain the last best place on the Internet." https://www.wired.com/story/how-wikipedia-prevents-spread-coronavirus-misinformation/
3/ After the murder of George Floyd, Wikipedia contributors considered what the site’s commitment to neutrality actually means. Including coverage of #BlackBirdersWeek via @itsafronomics https://slate.com/technology/2020/06/wikipedia-george-floyd-neutrality.html
3A/ Complement with this one by @SkepticalRanger for @mashable. An intensely devoted core keeps a bastion of climate science honest. https://mashable.com/feature/climate-change-wikipedia/
4/ The quirkiest story of the year: An American teenager who did not speak Scots wrote most of the Scots Wikipedia entries. When the truth was revealed, Wikipedians needed to figure out how to fix it. Featuring @Cobradile94 https://slate.com/technology/2020/09/scots-wikipedia-language-american-teenager.html
4A/ Complement with this wild story from @KWilsonMG about Cebuano Wikipedia. https://www.vice.com/en/article/4agamm/the-worlds-second-largest-wikipedia-is-written-almost-entirely-by-one-bot
5/ Twitter has paused the verification process since 2017. When the process reopens next year, Wikipedia will play a major role in who gets verified. Some Wikipedia editors are not happy about it. https://slate.com/technology/2020/12/twitter-checkmark-verification-wikipedia-notability.html
5A/ Complement with this one from Monika Sengul-Jones. https://datajournalism.com/read/longreads/harnessing-wikipedias-superpowers-for-journalism
6/ Wikipedia turns 20 years old on January 15, 2021. To celebrate, check out this new book WIKIPEDIA @ 20 from @mitpress. Featuring writing from @jmreagle, Jackie Koerner, @BLACKLUNCHTABLE, @heatherford, @bkeegan, yours truly, and many others. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/wikipedia-20
7 and FINAL/ My Wikipedia inspired novel Infodemic is currently in the 2020 manuscript contest through @Inkshares. If the subject matter interests you, I would appreciate it if you would give it a follow and check out the free sample chapters. 
https://www.inkshares.com/books/infodemic
https://www.inkshares.com/books/infodemic
