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*The Russia story was widely reported. No need to repeat all instances here as not a WMUK story.
*The Russia story was widely reported. No need to repeat all instances here as not a WMUK story.
*Huffington Post [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/26/jeremy-corbyn-is-completely-bonkers-says-wikipedia-founder-jimmy-wales_n_8042484.html Jeremy Corbyn Is 'Completely Bonkers,' Says Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales]
*Huffington Post [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/26/jeremy-corbyn-is-completely-bonkers-says-wikipedia-founder-jimmy-wales_n_8042484.html Jeremy Corbyn Is 'Completely Bonkers,' Says Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales]
*Forbes [http://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2015/09/03/is-the-google-knowledge-graph-killing-wikipedia/ Is the Google Knowledge Graph killing Wikipedia?]


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*BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34127466 Wikipedia blocks hundreds of "scam" sock puppet accounts]
*International Business Times [http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wikipedia-381-rogue-editors-targeted-small-uk-businesses-celebrities-blackmail-scam-1518130 Wikipedia - 381 rogue editors targeted small UK businesses and celebrities in blackmail scam]
*Mashable [http://mashable.com/2015/09/01/wikipedia-bans-381-accounts/ Wikipedia bans 381 'black hat' accounts for misleading editing]
*The Drum [http://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/09/02/profiteering-black-hat-wikipedia-edit-group-culled-site Profiteering 'Black Hat' Wikipedia edit group culled from site]
*Guardian [http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/02/wikipedia-blocks-editor-accounts-linked-to-extortion-scam Wikipedia blocks editor accounts linked to extortion scam]
*Express [http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/602432/Wikipedia-blackmail-Britain-s-Got-Talent-Paul-Manners-Britons-targeted Britain's Got Talent singer and British businesses targeted by Wikipedia blackmailers]
*Business Insider [http://uk.businessinsider.com/wikipedia-extortion-racket-381-orangemoody-2015-9 Hundreds of British businesses have been targeted by a Wikipedia extortion racket
*Telegraph [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/11838614/Wikipedia-hit-by-blackmail-scandal-as-victims-are-charged-for-content.html Wikipedia hit by blackmail scandal as victims are charged for content]
*Newser [http://www.newser.com/story/212248/wikipedia-just-busted-sock-puppet-ring.html Wikipedia just busted a black hat sockpuppet ring]
*Ars Technica [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/wikipedia-blocks-hundreds-of-linked-accounts-for-suspect-editing/ Wikipedia blocks hundreds of linked accounts for suspect editing]
*Tech Crunch [http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/01/wikipedia-bans-hundreds-of-black-hat-paid-editors-who-created-promotional-pages-its-site/ Wikipedia Bans Hundreds Of “Black Hat” Paid Editors Who Created Promotional Pages On Its Site]
*Wired [http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-09/01/wikipedia-sockpuppet-account-extortion Wikipedia bans 381 accounts for secretly promoting brands]
*Clickz [http://www.clickz.com/uk/2015/09/01/hundreds-of-black-hat-wikipedia-accounts-shut-down Hundreds of ‘black hat’ Wikipedia accounts shut down]
*LidTime [http://www.lidtime.com/hundreds-of-black-hat-wikipedia-accounts-shut-down-7685/ Hundreds of ‘black hat’ Wikipedia accounts shut down]
*Hackbusters [http://www.hackbusters.com/news/stories/375974-wikipedia-blocks-381-sockpuppet-accounts Wikipedia blocks 381 sockpuppet accounts]
*PC Mag [http://uk.pcmag.com/internet-products/70800/news/wikipedia-blocks-381-accounts-for-paid-editing Wikipedia Blocks 381 Accounts for Paid Editing]
*TechPortal.in [http://thetechportal.in/2015/09/01/wikipedia-blocks-black-hat-editors-following-investigation/ Wikipedia Blocks ‘Black Hat’ Editors Following Investigation]
*Computerworld [http://www.computerworld.com/article/2978773/it-industry/wikipedia-blocks-381-user-accounts-for-dishonest-editing.html Wikipedia blocks 381 user accounts for dishonest editing]
*ValueWalk [http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/09/wikipedia-blocks-381-users-accounts-of-black-hat-editing/ The volunteer editors of English Wikipedia blocked hundreds of accounts engaged in “black hat” editing after conducting a weeks-long investigation]
*FastCompany [https://www.fastcompany.com/3050646/fast-feed/wikipedia-banned-hundreds-of-users-who-edited-content-for-undisclosed-pay Wikipedia Banned Hundreds Of Users Who Edited Content For Undisclosed Pay]
*Slate [http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/09/01/wikipedia_bans_318_accounts_for_doing_clandestine_brand_promotion.html Wikipedia Bans 381 Accounts Because They Were “Editing for Profit”]
*The Verge [http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/1/9239119/wikipedia-editors-banned-fake-articles Almost 400 Wikipedia accounts banned for running paid article 'shakedowns']
*Independent [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/wikipedia-rocked-by-rogue-editors-blackmail-scam-targeting-small-businesses-and-celebrities-10481993.html Wikipedia rocked by 'rogue editors' blackmail scam targeting small businesses and celebrities]
*Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/09/02/wikipedia-sting-snares-hundreds-of-accounts-used-for-paid-editing/ Wikipedia sting snares hundreds of accounts used for paid editing]
*iDigitalTimes [http://au.idigitaltimes.com/wikipedia-blocks-381-user-accounts-undisclosed-paid-editing-106847 Wikipedia Blocks 381 User Accounts for Undisclosed Paid Editing]
*PPPFocus [http://www.pppfocus.com/wikipedia-blocks-almost-400-black-hat-accounts-for-shady-editing-35079/ Wikipedia Blocks almost 400 ‘Black Hat’ Accounts for Shady Editing]
*Register [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/02/wikimedia_sweeps_shills/ Wikimedia sweeps shill accounts after stunt doubles, waterparks scammed]
*Daily Mail Online [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3219380/Blackmail-scandal-hits-Wikipedia-rogue-editors-charge-hundreds-pounds-protect-people-s-pages-defamatory-content.html Wikipedia blackmail scandal: Website discovers scammers are charging business and celebrities to 'protect' their profiles from fake libelous changes]
*Yahoo! [https://uk.news.yahoo.com/wikipedia-blocks-381-accounts-black-hat-editing-071120472.html#U3vqSTq Wikipedia blocks 381 accounts for 'black hat editing']
*The Bristol Post [http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Hundreds-small-businesses-UK-targeted-rogue/story-27721222-detail/story.html Hundreds of small businesses across the UK targeted by "rogue editors" at Wikipedia]
*TechWeez [http://www.techweez.com/2015/09/02/wikipedia-edit-for-pay-scheme/ Wikipedia Suspends 381 Accounts, Deletes 210 Articles over Editing Violations]
*Rappler [http://www.rappler.com/technology/news/104552-wikipedia-blocks-editor-accounts-scam Wikipedia blocks 381 editor accounts for 'black hat' edits]
*Betanews [http://betanews.com/2015/09/02/hundreds-of-unscrupulous-black-hat-editors-banned-from-wikipedia/ Hundreds of unscrupulous black hat editors banned from Wikipedia]
*Huffington Post [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/02/wikipedia-scam-editors-receive-harsh-penalty-for-blackmailing-celebs_n_8075608.html Wikipedia Scam Editors Banned As Celebs Blackmailed Over Page Modifications]
*Forbes [http://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2015/09/02/how-the-wikipedia-extortion-racket-worked/ How The Wikipedia Extortion Racket Worked]
*Tech Times [http://www.techtimes.com/articles/81255/20150902/wikipedia-wikimedia-381-accounts-210-posts-undisclosed-paid-advocacy.htm Wikipedia Blocks 381 Accounts For 'Black Hat' Editing]
*Silicon Republic [https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/2015/09/02/organisation-of-sock-puppet-scamming-editors-deleted-off-wikipedia Organisation of scamming sock puppet editors deleted off Wikipedia]


There's a LOT more coverage of this story but I think this is more than enough to record


*Financial Times [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50eddade-5256-11e5-8642-453585f2cfcd.html#axzz3l38njdg1 Wikipedia's struggle to save its soul] - a slightly different take on this issue. Thoughtful and balanced, looks at the broader issue of PR generally as it applies to WP.
*Guardian - presumably Jimmy's right to reply as suggested to WMF [http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/06/wikipedia-founder-backs-sites-systems-after-extortion-scam Wikipedia founder backs site's systems after extortion scam]


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===Science and science conference===
===Science and science conference===
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*Richard Dawkins [https://richarddawkins.net/2015/08/can-we-trust-wikipedia-on-controversial-scientific-topics/ Can we trust Wikipedia on "controversial" science topics?
*Richard Dawkins [https://richarddawkins.net/2015/08/can-we-trust-wikipedia-on-controversial-scientific-topics/ Can we trust Wikipedia on "controversial" science topics?
*Open Science [http://openscience.com/wikipedia-open-access-and-knowledge-dissemination/ Wikipedia, open access and knowledge disemmination]
*Nature [http://www.nature.com/news/wikipedians-reach-out-to-academics-1.18313 Wikipedia reaches out to academics]


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==Sept 2015 onwards==
* Sept '15 https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/wikipedian-residence-improves-public-access-science


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List of press coverage from August 2014 onwards

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General Election 2015 vandalism

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