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Stephen Harrison (author)

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Stephen Harrison
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Alma materWashington University in St. Louis

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Stephen B. Harrison is an American author, technology journalist, and technology transactions attorney.[1][2] He writes the "Source Notes" column about Wikipedia and other internet issues,[3] and has written extensively about the Wikipedia community in Slate and other publications.[4] His debut novel, The Editors, was released in 2024.[5]

Education

Harrison grew up in Texas.[6] He was educated at Washington University in St. Louis, where he had a Howard Nemerov writing scholarship.[6] He received his Bachelor of Arts in 2009 and Juris Doctor in 2013.[7][6]

Career

Harrison was senior counsel for Thomson Reuters through 2021, and went on to work with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.[8][6] As of 2025, he works as a lawyer and journalist.[9][1]

Journalism

In 2018, Harrison began publishing articles focused on technology and the media, often writing about the Wikipedia community.[2][9][10] Before that, he had contributed articles on politics, culture, and society to Salon.com and HuffPost.[11][12]

His first article on Wikipedia came about after an editor at The Outline suggested writing a literary critique of a Wikipedia article and examining how it developed behind the scenes.[9][13] While riding the New York City Subway on a business trip, he got the idea to interview the two Wikipedia editors who had contributed the most to articles on the topic for The New York Times, who turned out to be teenagers.[9][14] For another article in The Outline, "Grandpa Teaches Bitcoin", he interviewed the Wikipedia editor who had contributed most to the article about Bitcoin, who turned out not to own any Bitcoin.[15] For The Washington Post, he interviewed the most prolific editor on English language Wikipedia.[16]

Starting in 2019, Harrison began writing regularly about "Wikipedia, digital knowledge, and the search for a fact-based world" in a bi-weekly column for Slate magazine called "Source Notes".[17][10][18] He also publishes his own "Source Notes" newsletter.[9] Other topics he covers include AI, information and disinformation, and books.[19]

Harrison describes Wikipedia as: "essential infrastructure, almost like a utility that provides a trustworthy resource to the broader Internet.”[20] He has also written articles on Wikipedia for Wired and The Guardian.[3][21][22]

The Editors

In 2024, Harrison released a novel inspired by Wikipedia editors titled The Editors.[23][24][25][26][27][28] It's a suspense novel about the company Infopendium, an "ubiquitous, crowd-sourced internet encyclopedia."[3][9]

As of 2024, he lives in Turtle Creek, Dallas.[3]

See also

Selected work

  • Harrison, Stephen (March 28, 2018). If You See Something, Write Something The New York Times
  • Harrison, Stephen. Benjakob, Omer. (October 15, 2020). From Anarchy to Wikiality, Glaring Bias to Good Cop: Press Coverage of Wikipedia’s First Two Decades, from Wikipedia @ 20 (2020)
  • Harrison, Stephen (August 24, 2023). Wikipedia Will Survive A.I. Slate
  • Harrison, Stephen (2024). The Editors. Inkshares. ISBN 978-1-950301-67-6. Search this book on

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ro, Christine (2025-02-19). "Why these scientists devote time to editing and updating Wikipedia". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00244-7. ISSN 1476-4687.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapnick, Jesse (Aug 13, 2024). "Why all roads of inquiry lead to Wikipedia". 1A. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mullen, David (17 October 2024). "Mystery uncovers web of online information". Katy Trail Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Purdy, Kevin (January 15, 2025). "The Editors weaves Wikipedia's volunteers into a global suspense tale". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  5. ↑ "Stephen Harrison's debut novel says Wikipedia matters (regardless of what your middle-school teachers might say) – Student Life". Student Life. August 13, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Q&A with author Stephen Harrison about his upcoming novel "The Editors" and the digital landscape – Student Life". Student Life. July 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Stephen Harrison, JD '13, Authors Sci-Fi Short Story with Legal Themes – WashULaw". law.washu.edu. November 7, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Marquis Who's Who Honors Stephen Harrison for Expertise in Legal Services and Achievements as an Author". 24-7 Press Release. November 7, 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Carroll, Tobias (February 5, 2025). "How Long Can Wikipedia Hold On?". InsideHook. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Dewey, Caitlin (July 16, 2024). ""Wikipedia says no individual has a monopoly on truth": an interview with author Stephen Harrison". Yahoo Life. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Stephen Harrison's Articles at Salon.com". www.salon.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Stephen Harrison | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  13. ↑ Harrison, Stephen (January 10, 2018). "The Wikipedia entry for 'SJW' is a political battleground". The Outline. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  14. ↑ Harrison, Stephen (March 28, 2018). "If You See Something, Write Something". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  15. ↑ Harrison, Stephen (June 19, 2018). "Everything you know about Bitcoin is thanks to this Czech grandpa". The Outline. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  16. ↑ Harrison, Stephen (October 2, 2018). "The Wikipedia contributor behind 2.5 million edits". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  17. ↑ Harrison, Stephen (January 28, 2019). "SOURCE NOTES: A New Column". Source Notes. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  18. ↑ "Stephen Harrison". Slate Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  19. ↑ "About". Source Notes. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  20. ↑ "Stephen Harrison on Wikipedia's role and its lessons for news media". The Fix. August 29, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  21. ↑ Harrison, Stephen (January 15, 2021). "Wikipedia Is Basically a Massive RPG". Wired. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  22. ↑ Harrison, Stephen (12 September 2024). "Wikipedia is facing an existential crisis. Can gen Z save it?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  23. ↑ Lawrence, Leah. "3.5-STAR REVIEW: THE EDITORS by Stephen Harrison". Novels Alive.
  24. ↑ "The Editors by Stephen Harrison | BookLife". booklife.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  25. ↑ "The Editors by Stephen Harrison: Wikipedia, internet communities, and the battle for truth in the digital age". New America. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  26. ↑ Stark, Susie. "Numlock Sunday: Stephen Harrison on The Editors". www.numlock.com. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  27. ↑ "New High-Tech Thriller: The Editors". wfaa.com. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  28. ↑ Stephen Harrison (2024-08-19). THE EDITORS on NBC Bay Area Press:Here. Retrieved 2024-10-09 – via YouTube.

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