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Welcome to the Wikimedia UK press page. This page is intended to be a first port of call for journalists and reporters with an interest in the work of the charity.
Welcome to the Wikimedia UK press page. This page is intended to be a first port of call for journalists and reporters with an interest in the work of the charity.


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===About us===
===About us===


Wikimedia UK is the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapter Wikimedia chapter] covering the United Kingdom. We are a charity that supports and promotes Wikimedia projects, such as Wikipedia. We also exist to help collect, develop and distribute freely licensed knowledge (and other educational, cultural and historic material).
Wikimedia UK is the national [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapter Wikimedia chapter] for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement and a registered charity. We believe that open access to knowledge is a fundamental right, and a driver for social and economic development. We work with the Wikimedia Projects such as Wikipedia to enable people and organisations to contribute to a shared understanding of the world through the democratic creation, distribution and consumption of knowledge. We are committed to the ideal of a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge, and believe that here in the UK, we can play a unique and important role in realising that vision.  


We do this by bringing the Wikimedia community in the UK together, and by building links with UK-based cultural institutions, universities, charities and other bodies. We also represent UK-based Wikimedians to the [//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home Wikimedia Foundation] and the global Wikimedia movement.
The Wikimedia projects are run by the [//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home Wikimedia Foundation] (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).  


While [[Office|our office]] is based in the Shoreditch area of London we have volunteers throughout the UK, working on projects as diverse as editing Wikipedia, building relationships with cultural institutions, advocating on behalf of the open knowledge movement, delivering training and hosting editing workshops.
We have volunteers throughout the UK, working on a wide range of projects and activities such as editing Wikipedia, building relationships with cultural institutions, advocating on behalf of the open knowledge movement, delivering training and hosting editing workshops.


===Press releases, blog posts and social media===
===Press releases, blog posts and social media===
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===Recent blog highlights===
===Recent blog highlights===
:''For recent posts on the blog, please visit [//blog.wikimedia.org.uk blog.wikimedia.org.uk]  
 
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Please use the following email address for press or media enquiries.
Please use the following email address for press or media enquiries.
:press{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk
 
:[mailto:press@wikimedia.org.uk press{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk]


For urgent enquiries, please also contact Wikimedia UK on:
For urgent enquiries, please also contact Wikimedia UK on:
: +44 (0)20 7065 0990
Or [[User:Stevie Benton|Stevie Benton]] (Head of External Relations) on:
: +44 (0)20 7065 0993 or +44 (0)7803 505 173
[[User:Jon_Davies_(WMUK)|Jon Davies]] (Chief Executive) on:
: +44 (0)7803 505 169


For a Wikimedia community perspective, you can also contact:
:+44 (0)203 372 0760
David Gerard - +44 (0)77 3322 3584
 
Or [[User:LucyCrompton-Reid (WMUK)|Lucy Crompton-Reid]] (Chief Executive) on:


For an out of hours contact please call +44 (0) 7803 505 173.
:+44 (0)203 372 0762 or +44 (0)7803 505 169


For a Wikimedia community perspective, you can also contact:
David Gerard - +44 (0)77 3322 3584
   
   
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|Please see the following links for statistics, images and information about '''Wikimedia UK''':
|Please see the following links for statistics, images and information about '''Wikimedia UK''':


*[//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_UK Freely licensed Wikimedia UK-related images and video on Wikimedia Commons]
*[//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_UK Freely licensed Wikimedia UK-related images and video on Wikimedia Commons]
*[[2013 Annual Review|2012-13 Annual Review]]
*[[:File:Wikimedia UK Annual Review 2014-15.pdf|2014&ndash;15 Annual Review]]
*[[Events|Wikimedia UK events]]
*[[Events|Wikimedia UK events]]
*[[Education projects|Wikimedia UK's work in education]]
*[[Education projects|Wikimedia UK's work in education]]
*[[GLAM|Wikimedia UK's work with galleries, libraries, archives and museums]]  
*[[GLAM|Wikimedia UK's work with galleries, libraries, archives and museums]]


Please see the following links for statistics, images and information about '''Wikipedia and its sister projects''':
Please see the following links for statistics, images and information about '''Wikipedia and its sister projects''':
* [http://stats.wikimedia.org/reportcard/ Wikimedia 'report card'] - numbers of visitors, editors, articles, etc.
 
* [http://stats.wikimedia.org/ Detailed Wikimedia project statistics]
*[http://stats.wikimedia.org/reportcard/ Wikimedia 'report card'] - numbers of visitors, editors, articles, etc.
* [http://stats.grok.se/ Wikipedia article statistics]
*[http://stats.wikimedia.org/ Detailed Wikimedia project statistics]
* [[:wmf:Wikimedia official marks|Official trademark images]] and [[:wmf:Wikimedia visual identity guidelines|identity guidelines]]
*[http://stats.grok.se/ Wikipedia article readership statistics]
*[[:wmf:Wikimedia official marks|Official trademark images]] and [[:wmf:Wikimedia visual identity guidelines|identity guidelines]]


For international information, please see the [[wmf:Press room|Wikimedia Foundation press room]].
For international information, please see the [[wmf:Press room|Wikimedia Foundation press room]].
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Press releases

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Welcome to the Wikimedia UK press page. This page is intended to be a first port of call for journalists and reporters with an interest in the work of the charity.


About us

Wikimedia UK is the national Wikimedia chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement and a registered charity. We believe that open access to knowledge is a fundamental right, and a driver for social and economic development. We work with the Wikimedia Projects such as Wikipedia to enable people and organisations to contribute to a shared understanding of the world through the democratic creation, distribution and consumption of knowledge. We are committed to the ideal of a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge, and believe that here in the UK, we can play a unique and important role in realising that vision.

The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

We have volunteers throughout the UK, working on a wide range of projects and activities such as editing Wikipedia, building relationships with cultural institutions, advocating on behalf of the open knowledge movement, delivering training and hosting editing workshops.

Press releases, blog posts and social media

We issue several press releases every year when there's something particularly newsworthy related to Wikimedia UK and / or Wikimedia projects. If you'd like to be included on our distribution list please email press@wikimedia.org.uk All press releases are also published directly on our blog.

Our blog is often a good place to go to get details about some of our projects and initiatives. Blog posts are written by several volunteers and staff and are a useful way to keep in touch with the activities of the charity. More stories, images and video are added on a regular basis so do check back often or subscribe (RSS).

Wikimedia UK is also active on Twitter (@wikimediaUK) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/wikimediauk)

Recent blog highlights

For recent posts on the blog, please visit blog.wikimedia.org.uk

Contact

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Please use the following email address for press or media enquiries.

pressatwikimedia.org.uk

For urgent enquiries, please also contact Wikimedia UK on:

+44 (0)203 372 0760

Or Lucy Crompton-Reid (Chief Executive) on:

+44 (0)203 372 0762 or +44 (0)7803 505 169

For a Wikimedia community perspective, you can also contact: David Gerard - +44 (0)77 3322 3584

Materials

Please see the following links for statistics, images and information about Wikimedia UK:

Please see the following links for statistics, images and information about Wikipedia and its sister projects:

For international information, please see the Wikimedia Foundation press room.

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