Wikipedia:Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms/info

Paid Editing of Wikipedia: Getting Past "Gotcha"
At SXSW 2015, Paid Editing of Wikipedia: Getting Past "Gotcha" discussed the complex and divisive issue of public relations and advocacy on the world's top reference site. Wikipedia has long dealt with editors with conflicts of interest. But in recent years, the frosty relationship between PR professionals and Wikipedia editors has begun to thaw as many people seek a way forward.

Important links from the SXSW 2015 session, March 13, 2015


 * Shortcut for this page: bit.ly/wikiprcom
 * SXSW: Session page
 * Slides: Getting Past Gotcha: Paid Editing of Wikipedia on Slideshare
 * Hashtag: #WikiPRCOM #SXSW

SXSW panelists

 * Andrew Lih, Assoc Professor, American University (@fuzheado)
 * Phil Gomes, Sr VP, Edelman (@philgomes)
 * Sam Ford, Dir of Audience Engagement, Peppercomm (@sam_ford)
 * William Beutler, President, Beutler Ink (@thewikipedian)

Resources

 * Statement from communications firms from June 10, 2014 that was signed onto by all the major PR and communications firms in the US and internationally
 * CREWE Facebook group (open to subscribers) - Corporate Representatives for Ethical Wikipedia Engagement
 * CREWE Flowchart - tool meant to help companies do right by Wikipedia when pursuing corrections or other edits
 * Wikipedia and the Communications Professional: A Primer (2014) - BeutlerInk
 * Wikipedia in 60 Seconds - a weekly newsletter of Wikipedia hints
 * Hacker Public Relations - Phil Gomes, Edelman, October 29, 2013
 * We Need to Talk About Paid Editing... Sorting Out Wikipedia's Most Enduring Argument, Wikimania London 2014 presentation, Andrew Lih and William Beutler, et al. Slide deck, Youtube video