Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a press source 2014

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 * "Relevant/representative quotation here." (Please wikify the articles that were referenced)

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 * "Relevant/representative quote here."

February 2014

 * Cannabis (drug):

April 2014



 * "The Wikipedia entry of Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV has been defaced, depicting him as one of the teenage mutant ninja turtles."
 * "The Wikipedia entry of Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV has been defaced, depicting him as one of the teenage mutant ninja turtles."


 * Article lifts two sentences word-for-word from Northern Ireland local elections, 2014.

June 2014

 * "There isn’t much to state Sen. Sylvia Larsen’s Wikipedia page. In fact, the entry is only two sentences long. It reads: 'Sylvia Larsen is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 15th District since 1994. From 2006 through 2010, when Democrats regained control of the chamber, Larsen served as Senate President.' Wikipedia is good for a lot of things, but it doesn’t do a very good job of putting Larsen’s 20 years of service to her district... and the state of New Hampshire in perspective."
 * At 41:07, Terry Gross and Shep Gordon's conversation goes like this:
 * Gross: "Now, some managers are famous, and I'm thinking about Ari Emanuel and Entourage, the show that's kind of loosely based on him, I'm sure you would have had that opportunity if you wanted it, to be a name like that... You know, you are so not famous outside of that world; you don't have a Wikipedia entry! In fact -"
 * Gordon: "I know!" (laughs)
 * Gross: "when I found out... wait, really, when I found out you didn't have a Wikipedia entry, my first reaction was, 'Oh no! The film is actually a mockumentary and not a real documentary; the whole thing is made up!' And then..."
 * Gross: "Now, some managers are famous, and I'm thinking about Ari Emanuel and Entourage, the show that's kind of loosely based on him, I'm sure you would have had that opportunity if you wanted it, to be a name like that... You know, you are so not famous outside of that world; you don't have a Wikipedia entry! In fact -"
 * Gordon: "I know!" (laughs)
 * Gross: "when I found out... wait, really, when I found out you didn't have a Wikipedia entry, my first reaction was, 'Oh no! The film is actually a mockumentary and not a real documentary; the whole thing is made up!' And then..."

July 2014

 * "The Belgium international has indicated his future is uncertain and has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford - so much so that a particularly eager Wikipedia editor has updated Vermaelen's profile to suggest he has already moved."
 * "The Belgium international has indicated his future is uncertain and has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford - so much so that a particularly eager Wikipedia editor has updated Vermaelen's profile to suggest he has already moved."

December 2014

 * "Talks are reportedly at an advanced stage between Newcastle and managerless Palace over a compensation package for the 53-year-old. However, it seems that some bright spark writing on Wikipedia just could not wait any longer to update his job title."
 * "Bikowsky’s name, and her long string of controversial actions, have become such an open secret that she even has her own lengthy, detailed Wikipedia page. The entry describes her as a 'career Central Intelligence Agency officer who has headed ... the Global Jihad unit.'"
 * "Bikowsky’s name, and her long string of controversial actions, have become such an open secret that she even has her own lengthy, detailed Wikipedia page. The entry describes her as a 'career Central Intelligence Agency officer who has headed ... the Global Jihad unit.'"
 * "Bikowsky’s name, and her long string of controversial actions, have become such an open secret that she even has her own lengthy, detailed Wikipedia page. The entry describes her as a 'career Central Intelligence Agency officer who has headed ... the Global Jihad unit.'"