In 2017, Jimmy “Jimbo” Wales – the Wikipedia cofounder whose plaintive face used to haunt the free encyclopedia’s homepage during fundraising campaigns – decided to save journalism. As an avid ...

On the Friday, November 28, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Wikipedia began as an idea for open knowledge. Despite challenges, its team of volunteers continues to work to build trust one article ...

Jimmy Wales, best known as founder of Wikipedia, met with a small group of bloggers and industry analysts at SAP's TechEd conference, which is being held this week in Las Vegas. During the 45-minute ...

AUSTIN—It's hard to imagine a time when Wikipedia was just a slur for a poorly researched academic paper. Now, it's the de-facto encyclopedia for the world. That's not to say it's without its problems ...

The founder of Wikipedia looks back at how things have changed on the web, and what's stayed the same. Reading time 6 minutes Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back ...

In this bonus episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast, I interview Jimmy Wales, the cofounder of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a rare survivor from the Internet Hippie Age, coexisting like a great herbivorous ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and ...

Jimmy Wales, Alabama native and founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, isn’t a fan of President Donald Trump. Wales now lives in the United Kingdom. Trump is in the middle of a state visit to the ...

Why Wikipedia needs geeks and why a life unplugged is unthinkable In an exclusive interview, Wikipedia founder and silicon.com Agenda Setter Jimmy Wales talks to Natasha Lomas about what's next for ...

Following in the footsteps of Tim Berners-Lee and others, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is auctioning off a piece of internet history. Starting today, you can bid in a Christie’s auction to obtain ...