Wikipedia and PR, resources

Also see: Draft best practice guidelines for PR.

Blog posts

In chronological order:

Phil Gomes – Open Letter to Wikipedia, 4th January 2012.

Stuart Bruce – Wikipedia and PR have got to work it out (and on the Conversation), 4th January 2012.

Philip Sheldrake – Reputation and Wikipedia (and on the Conversation), 6th January 2012.

Julio Romo – PR and Wikipedia: working towards a transparent relationship (and on the Conversation), 7th January 2012.

Stephen Waddington – Not all PRs are rogues, 9th January 2012.

Peter Himler – Wikipedia & PR: Friend or Foe?, 10th January 2012.

Paul Wilkinson – Wikipedia, PR and CSR (and on the Conversation), 10th January 2012.

Tim Ireland – The PR Transparency Project – Part 1: making an example of Tim Bell, 16th January 2012.

Neville Hobson - Closing the chasm between PR and Wikipedia, 19th April 2012.

Neville Hobson - Wikipedia and public relations, 13th May 2012.

Paul Wilkinson – Straddling the Wikipedia-PR divide, 13th May 2012.

Philip Sheldrake – Reputation and Wikipedia, Part II (and on the Conversation), 14th May 2012.

Neville Hobson – Your time, your place, your opportunity (and on the Conversation), 14th May 2012.

Stephen Waddington - Cross PR industry support for Wikipedia consultation, 16th May 2012.

Heather Baker - THIS is what industry bodies should be doing, 19th May 2012.

In the media

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In chronological order:

Wikipedia probes edits by Bell Pottinger (may require log-in), Tim Bradshaw and Jim Pickard, Financial Times, 7th December 2011.

Wikipedia founder attacks Bell Pottinger for 'ethical blindness', David Pegg and Oliver Wright, The Independent, 8th December 2011.

Wikipedia investigates PR firm Bell Pottinger's edits, Dave Lee, BBC, 8th December 2011.

Lord Bell accepts Jimmy Wales' offer of ethical Wikipedia editing guidance, Matt Cartmell, PR Week, UK, 9th December 2011.

Call for transparency as agencies slam Bell Pottinger's Wikipedia use, Sara Luker, PR Week, UK, 15th December 2011.

Portland welcomes CIPR's plans to work with Wikipedia on industry guidelines, Matt Cartmell, PR Week, UK, 12th January 2012.

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Chime's Lord Bell in editing row, Kate Magee, PR Week, UK, 17th January 2012.

CIPR must set bar high on Wikipedia code, Danny Rogers, PR Week, UK, 18th January 2012.

Wikipedia: Friend or Foe? (may require log-in), Kate Magee, PR Week, UK, 2nd February 2012.

PR: If You Want to Understand Wikipedia, Become a Wikipedian, Jane Wilson, CIPR CEO, Huffington Post, 15th May 2012.

CIPR calls for feedback on PR guidelines about Wikipedia use (may require log-in), John Owens, PR Week, UK, 16th May 2012.

Bureau of Investigative Journalism

In Video: The Bell Pottinger executives filmed, 4th December 2011.

Bell Pottinger targeted campaigner on Wikipedia, 8th December 2011.

Wikipedia projects / initiatives

The Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cooperation was started 10th January 2012 and "facilitates collaboration with editors paid to edit Wikipedia. We provide education and outreach to public relations and marketing professionals, freelance editors, and employees working on assignments from their employers. The project is intended to support ethical, transparent paid editors that opt-in to collaborative efforts to meet Wikipedia's encyclopedic goals, serve the public's interest and avoid even the perception of impropriety."