Katherine Maher
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Katherine Maher
@krmaher
Web Summit boss lady. Previously CEO @Wikimedia. Now 🤔 various places. Human curiosity, generosity, and dignity. She/her.
international waters
Joined September 2008
- Hi 👋. I’m the CEO of @Wikimedia Foundation. We operate @Wikipedia and work to keep it available for the world, especially in times of crisis. What happens in the world happens on Wikipedia. That means we've been tracking the COVID-19 pandemic, and taking steps to respond. (1/13)
- This is a thing that at least 40% of Americans do at least once in their life.
- We’ve been blocked in Turkey for nearly 3 years. Today, the Turkish Supreme Court ruled the ban on @Wikipedia is unconstitutional. A tremendous victory for people in Turkey and for the right to knowledge. 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 in.reuters.com/article/turkey…
- For 10 months, @Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey. Turkey, we miss sharing knowledge with you and learning from you. We need your knowledge, your expertise, your voice. #WeMissTurkey Unblock Wikipedia. blog.wikimedia.org/2017/11/01/tur…
- Big news: I’m delighted to announce that I will be taking up the position of CEO of NPR starting in late March. NPR has been a lifelong part of my soundscape, and I credit its reporting with sparking my curiosity that set me onto the path to become the person I am today.
- Appalling to hear a CNN election night anchor say “no one expected Trump to do this” when literally every election night disinfo prep call with media network leadership gamed this scenario out.
- 7 years has been a wild ride. I'm stepping down as @Wikimedia CEO in April. We've done some great stuff. axios.com/exclusive-the-…
- We need information and education more than ever. That's my commitment.
- Wikipedia editors, stay strong. 👊
- Hey! Today has been exhausting. Does anyone need a gratuitous sleepy puppy?
- In my experience, it is perfectly possible to have opinions and also produce valuable, fact-based information for the world.
- Replying to @krmaher- Waived sick days and PTO for illness and care-giving - Moved to a 50% work expectation (20 hours per week) - Deprioritized all non-essential projects/programs All these steps, and my email to all staff, are included here ⬇️ (4/13)
- Replying to @krmaher.@Wikipedia 10 aydır Türkiye'de erişime kapalı. Türkiye, sizinle bilgi paylaşmayı ve sizden öğrenmeyi özledik. Bilginize, uzmanlığınıza, sesinize ihtiyacımız var. #TürkiyeyiÖzledik Wikipedia’ya erişim engelini kaldırın. blog.wikimedia.org/tr/2017/11/02/…
