Sue Gardner joins Wikipedia
Just weeks after leaving the CBC, Sue Gardner (former head of CBC.ca) has landed on the Board of at The Wikimedia Foundation, the international nonprofit group that runs the infamous Wikipedia– an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
In an interview with InsideCBC.com two months ago, Gardner said she had planned to take the summer off.
In a separate announcement, the organization also says that Wikimedia Canada (a previously dead project) is starting back up and is looking for new members.
Ironically, Sue doesn’t have her own listing in Wikipedia.
Prior to running CBC.ca, Gardner was a journalist for 10 years, producing documentaries and talk programming primarily for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Hi Tod,
It is great news to hear Sue (former head of CBC.ca, a site that I love) is helping out the Wikimedia Foundation.
If you don’t mind me saying, reading your entry, it gives the impression that Sue has join the broad of directors when strictly speaking, Sue is “consultant and special advisor to the board”.
As to an entry for Sue in Wikipedia, I guess anyone can add an entry for Sue as long as someone wants to start the work and also shows that Sue meets the criteria of having an entry in the Wikipedia. I think Sue’s work on CBC.ca may qualify her.
Best Regards,
Kempton
Hey Tod! A quick clarification; I’m not on the Wikimedia board. I *am* working at Wikimedia, but I’m not on the board.
And, just my opinion but I personally think “infamous” is a little harsh. How about “the seminal collaborative online resource” (Nielson Buzzmetrics), or, the world’s “top online news and information destination” (Nielson/NetRatings)
Infamous? What’s with the editorializing?
Hey Sue, congratulations! CBC’s loss, Wiki’s gain!