The five pillars establish Wikipedia as a free online encyclopedia, with articles that are accurate and cite reliable sources, and editors – called Wikipedians – who avoid bias and treat one another ...

Still, many critics have tried to downplay its role as a source of valid information and have often pointed to the Encyclopedia Britannica as an example of an accurate reference. For its study ...

Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia offered by the Wikimedia Foundation. It is the largest and most-read reference work in existence. You can find it available in 329 languages, covering the ...

More than an encyclopedia, Wikipedia has become a community, a library, a constitution, an experiment, a political manifesto—the closest thing there is to an online public square.

The world's expansive, free, online encyclopedia is looking for donors. "Any contribution helps, whether it's $2.75 or $25.

My kids think I’m a genius. In truth, I probably sound a lot smarter than I really am. Thanks, Wikipedia. My “smart dad” charade has been tested lately. Like many parents, I’m forced to be ...

By identifying politically biased language in Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia, Feng Zhu hopes to learn whether professional editors or open-sourced experts provide the most objective entries.

In places where the dominant online encyclopedia is free, it’s called Wikipedia Zero. Private cellular provider Ncell cancelled the service at the end of March, according to Indian news site The ...

Last month, Asian News International (ANI) took Wikipedia parent Wikimedia Foundation to the Delhi High Court for defamation, due to a description of the agency on its Wikipedia page, calling it a ...

It was a utopian vision: an encyclopedia for the people, by the people. But eight years on, Wikipedia is plagued by endless hoaxes, and lurches from one cash crisis to another.

Wikipedia, the expansive, worldwide, free encyclopedia, is in the middle of a fundraising campaign again, imploring readers to donate at least $2.75.