The Conversation

news organization that publishes news articles written by academics
Organization dot_com_company Q7727516
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The Conversation

Summary

The Conversation is a dot-com company[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of dot_com_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Conversation was a member of Institute for Nonprofit News[3].
  • The Conversation was a member of Rural News Network[4].
  • The Conversation was a member of JournalList[5].
  • The Conversation is located in Massachusetts[6].
  • The Conversation is in the country of Australia[7].
  • The Conversation's instance of is recorded as dot-com company[8].
  • The Conversation's instance of is recorded as website[9].
  • The Conversation's instance of is recorded as communications media[10].
  • The Conversation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[11].
  • The Conversation's instance of is recorded as Q141255096[12].
  • The Conversation's founder is recorded as Andrew Jaspan[13].
  • The Conversation's headquarters location is recorded as Waltham[14].
  • The Conversation's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0 International[15].
  • The Conversation's Commons category is recorded as The Conversation (website)[16].
  • The Conversation's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • The Conversation's language of work or name is recorded as Brazilian Portuguese[18].
  • The Conversation's language of work or name is recorded as French[19].
  • The Conversation's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[20].
  • The Conversation's language of work or name is recorded as Indonesian[21].
  • March 24, 2011 marks the founding of The Conversation[22].
  • April 2010 marks the founding of The Conversation[23].
  • The Conversation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q131853072[24].
  • The Conversation's official website is recorded as https://theconversation.com[25].
  • The Conversation's official website is recorded as https://theconversation.com/uk[26].
  • The Conversation's main subject is popular science[27].

Body

Founding

The Conversation's founder is recorded as Andrew Jaspan[13]. Recorded inception include March 24, 2011[22] and April 2010[23].

Operations

The Conversation's headquarters location is recorded as Waltham[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Q131853072[24].

Why It Matters

The Conversation ranks in the top 6% of dot_com_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Johshh · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → dot-com company, website, communications media +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q141255096]]"
  2. 5w ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → Q131853072
    Member of → Institute for Nonprofit News, Rural News Network, JournalList
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q122938552]], Update outlet to include JournalList trust.txt membership ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/2a8bea6934f|details]])"
  3. 21w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → —
    Employees → {'amount': '+53'}, {'amount': '+51'}, {'amount': '+38'} +1
    Austlit id → 6721032
    Australian business number → —
    + 75 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4033]]: TheConversationUK@newsie.social, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180073431|The Conversation UK (#180073431)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
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