Newsletter/July2009

Wikimedia UK Newsletter

July 2009 Issue

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Summary:

In this month's newsletter:

1. Press Coverage
2. Other Chapters' Activities
3. Meet-ups

Press Coverage

• The Guardian covered the use of unattributed passages from Wikipedia articles in the upcoming book Free by Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, uncovered by The Virginia Quartely Review
• The Times covered the case of a New York Times journalist whose kidnapping was hushed up by Wikipedia office actions so that his ransom price wasn't increased.
• The Telegraph and The Register reported that the Crown Prosecution Service is encouraging the use of Wikipedia by the UK police force.