User:Ferenjamin

Aspiring librarian, into libraries and their role in developing countries' development.

Newspapers on Wikipedia Project
I am working on an project to create and improve Wikipedia pages about local news sources. The idea behind the project is to improve the usefulness of Wikipedia in judging source credibility, and to build awareness of local newspaper history and culture more generally. In the U.S. alone we estimate that about 3,000 significant local news sources do not have Wikipedia pages detailing basic facts about these sources, often making it impossible to judge if one is looking at a “real” or “fake” news source, independent or corporate media.

As part of that project a donor has pledged to donate a small donation to Room to Read, a literacy charity, for each article the project completes. I have no connection to Room to Read, and the donation is not in my name. My participation in the project is primarily based on my desire to improve the information environment with regard to coverage of local newspapers, though helping young girls in developing countries to read is a nice side effect.

You can read more about the project here:

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