WikiTribune
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WikiTribune (stylized as WikiTRIBUNE) was a news wiki where volunteers wrote and curated articles about widely publicised news by proof-reading, fact-checking, suggesting possible changes, and adding sources from other, usually long established outlets. Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, announced the site in April 2017 as a for-profit site, not affiliated with Wikipedia or its support organisation, the Wikimedia Foundation. Until October 2018, WikiTribune employed journalists with established backgrounds in the profession who researched, syndicated, and reported news. Its website is now a
Key facts
- Website.commercial
- Yes
- Website.content_licence
- Creative Commons Attribution
- Website.language
- English and Spanish
- Website.location
- London
- Website.logo
- WikiTRIBUNE logo.svg
- Website.logo_alt
- The WikiTribune logo: The letter W and 'tribune' are capitalised
- Website.logo_size
- 200px
- Website.owner
- Jimmy Wales
- Website.registration
- Optional
- Website.screenshot
- WikiTribune front page, 2019.png
- Website.caption
- The Wikitribune homepage in March 2019
- Website.type
- News
- Website.url
- (Later redirected to WT.Social then TrustCafe.io)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.wikitribune.com
- Image
- WikiTribune front page, 2019.png
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- Commons category
- WikiTribune
- inception
- 2017-04-25
- web feed URL
- www.wikitribune.com/feed/?post_type=stories&utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=rss_all_stories
- Alexa rank
- 262723
- title
- Wikitribune
- social media followers
- 16745
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2019-11-00
Sources (8)
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Business model
- Staff and structure
- Reception
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
WikiTribune (stylized as WikiTRIBUNE) was a news wiki where volunteers wrote and curated articles about widely publicised news by proof-reading, fact-checking, suggesting possible changes, and adding sources from other, usually long established outlets. Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, announced the site in April 2017 as a for-profit site, not affiliated with Wikipedia or its support organisation, the Wikimedia Foundation. Until October 2018, WikiTribune employed journalists with established backgrounds in the profession who researched, syndicated, and reported news. Its website is now a redirect to WT Social.
== History == thumb|A screenshot of the site in January 2018 WikiTribune was founded by Jimmy Wales and Orit Kopel. Initial crowdfunding for the site was completed in May 2017, raising over £137,000, as well as around £400,000 from donors such as Google, Craig Newmark and the News Integrity Initiative. In August 2017, Peter Bale was named as the first editor of the site on their temporary publishing platform at Medium.com. This was followed by a teaser article posted to Medium in September.