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Andrew Lih

(He/Him)
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: The New York Times, PBS, Quartz, The Toronto Star, Daily Herald
Covers:  video, multimedia, journalism, online collaboration, Wikipedia, mobile, collaboration, crowdsourcing, technology, future of journalism, museums, GLAM, musetech, linked open data, AI, LLM
Wikimedian-at-large at @Smithsonian, @MetMuseum @Wikimedia strategist, author The @Wikipedia Revolution; Tooting at @fuzheado@wikis.world

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Andrew Lih’s Biography

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Andrew Lih is an internationally recognized digital strategist and Wikimedia thought leader, specializing in open access, global knowledge systems, and the application of AI/machine learning in content and cultural heritage. He is among the few recipients of the Wikimedia Laureate award (2022) for his lifetime contributions to the free knowledge movement.

Andrew has pioneered the strategic application of AI and Linked Open Data (LOD) in GLAM institutions. At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, he p…

Andrew Lih’s Journalist Portfolio

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The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia

The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia

Since Wikipedia was launched online in 2001 as "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit," it has blossomed…

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In Hong Kong's protests, technology is a battlefield

In Hong Kong's protests, technology is a battlefield

It was an image that fascinated the world-a sea of lights coming from thousands of Hong Kong protesters wavin…

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Want a Gun? There's a Printer for That | Science & Tech | SoCal Connected | Shows | KCET

Want a Gun? There's a Printer for That | Science & Tech | SoCal Connected | Shows | KCET

There's a 3-D revolution coming that could alter the world we live in, with 3-D printing machines that can ma…

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Data Security 101 for Journalists

Data Security 101 for Journalists

Data Security 101 for Journalists by Andrew Lih, December 6, 2012 "Security is the chief enemy of mortals." -…

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CES 2013: Goodbye Megapixel Race, Hello Hybrid Innovation

CES 2013: Goodbye Megapixel Race, Hello Hybrid Innovation

CES 2013: Goodbye Megapixel Race, Hello Hybrid Innovation by Andrew Lih, January 11, 2013 Tagged: 3dTV, busin…

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How Private are Your Private Emails? | Interview | SoCal Connected | Shows | KCET

How Private are Your Private Emails? | Interview | SoCal Connected | Shows | KCET

Private emails are at the heart of the ongoing scandal involving former CIA director Gen. David Petraeus and …

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WikiCredCon: Record Number of Attendees Participate in 6th Annual WikiConference North America

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By Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Andrew Lih, Kevin Payravi
| misinfocon.com
Opening plenary on Saturday, November 9, 2019. Photo by Victor Grigas, CC BY-SA 4.0 Four-day conference at MIT focused on information reliability and credibility By Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Kevin Payravi and Andrew Lih A record 350 attendees gathered to participate in the Wikipedia community’s sixth annual WikiConference North America (WCNA) on November 8–11 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA.
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Wikipedia just turned 15 years old. Will it survive 15 more?

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By Andrew Lih
| Daily Herald Verified
Editor's note: Andrew Lih is an associate professor of journalism at American University and the author of the book "The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia." As Wikipedia turns 15, we invited him to discuss what Wikipedia has achieved in its time online -- and what's next for a site that has lately been besieged by internal conflict and controversy. On Jan.
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Wikipedia hits 15 years, but what comes next?

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By Andrew Lih
| The Toronto Star Verified
WASHINGTON—On Jan. 15, Wikipedia officially celebrates 15 years as the Internet’s “free encyclopedia,” cataloguing humankind’s achievements in real time and, more importantly, rescuing desperate students facing school assignment deadlines. In that time, it has hastened the end of Microsoft’s Encarta encyclopedia and supplanted Britannica as the dominant reference work in English.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

For NASA, when I was in high school. I had to help explain to Congress what space projects they should fund after the space shuttle disaster

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! Learned to type on an old German manual typewriter, as my grandmother was a typing instructor in World War II, teaching US soldiers

How is social media changing news?

With the advent of mobiles and two-way Internet communications, the crowd is no longer passive or making appointments to consume news.

Awards

Wikimedia Laureate

2022 - Lifetime achievement

The Wikimedia Laureate is an annual award presented to an individual within the Wikimedia movement for their sustained, long-term, and exceptional contribution to free knowledge across Wikimedia projects.

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US National Archives Citizen Archivist of the Year

2016 - Citizen Archivist of the Year

For his outstanding commitment to building a vibrant, participatory culture that spans the National Archives, academia and the Wikimedia community, American University School of Communication professor Andrew Lih received the National Archives and Records Administration 2016 Citizen Archivist Award.

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