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Ashley Rindsberg

Ashley Rindsberg is a South African-born writer, journalist, and Wikipedia critic. In 2001, he worked with the History of Recent Science and Technology Project at the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology at MIT, and for the Internet Archive on their bookmobile project in 2003.

Ashley Rindsberg
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Rindsberg in 2020
Born
South Africa
EducationCornell University (BA)
OccupationWriter
Years active2001-present

Rindsberg has contributed for multiple news website including the Huffpost, PragerU, and Pirate Wires as a senior editor. He's the author of Tel Aviv Stories (2011) and The Gray Lady Winked: How The New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions & Fabrications Radically Alter History (2021). Since 2024, Rindsberg has been critical of Wikipedia, accusing it of having bias in its coverage.

Early life and education

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Rindsberg was born in South Africa.[1] He moved to the United States as a child.[2] Rindsberg graduated from Cornell University with a degree in philosophy and a BA in science and technology studies, focusing on the philosophy of science and innovation theory.[3]

Career

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2001–persent: Early career and writing

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In 2001, Rindsberg began working with the History of Recent Science and Technology Project at the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology at MIT. This was a project to digitize the printed archive at the Cornell Center for Materials Science.[3] In May 2003, he was working with the Internet Archive on their bookmobile project.[4][3] In August, he was in Alexandria to help build one for Bibliotheca Alexandrina.[5] He was a contributor to Huffpost from 2011 to 2017.[6] Rindsberg is also a contributor to The Daily Beast,[7] PragerU,[8] Fox News,[9] and the Israeli newspapers The Jerusalem Post[10] and The Times of Israel.[11] He announced in October 2024 that he was joining the blog Pirate Wires as a senior editor.[12]

2011–persent: Author

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After moving to Tel Aviv, Rindsberg published his first book, Tel Aviv Stories, in 2011. The work is a collection of seven fictional short stories based on the people he met while wandering the city's underbelly at night. The Jerusalem Post described Rindsberg's writing as "measured and inviting", with the book displaying a "depth of feeling."[13][14][15] Naomi Firestone-Teeter, CEO of the Jewish Book Council, added the book to her recommending reading.[16]

In 2021, Rindsberg wrote about alleged misreporting by The New York Times in his book The Gray Lady Winked: How The New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions & Fabrications Radically Alter History. The book was a response to Rindsberg learning from William Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich that, at the outset of World War 2, The New York Times reported Poland invaded Germany. In any case, Rindsberg said he was inspired to write on the history of The Times' mistakes and the ramifications thereof, accusing the paper of "manufacturing false narratives that serve the paper's political interests" in his book.[17][18]

Max Hunder wrote in the Kyiv Post that the "main body of his work is factual and well-researched and can be read as a reasonable case for the prosecution against the journalistic mistakes" of The New York Times. However, Hunder notes the book's preface was written by controversial professor Mark Crispin Miller, which Rindsberg says he included because the book was about media narratives.[19]

Wikipedia coverage

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Ashley Rindsberg
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Years active2025–present
GenreCriticism of Wikipedia
Subscribers242
Views74.7 thousand
Last updated: 10 September 2026

Since 2024, Rindsberg has written articles accusing Wikipedia of bias in its coverage, including in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict,[20] the killing of Iryna Zarutska,[9] and the assassination of Charlie Kirk.[21] Author Stephen Harrison was critical of his coverage, writing in Slate: "Like much of Rindsberg's work, the point isn't to provide information to readers about what's happening on Wikipedia, but to stoke further outrage for attention."[9] Rindsberg is creator and editor of NeutralPOV, a substack newsletter dedicated to criticizing Wikipedia.[22]

Personal life

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In the mid-2000s,[13] he moved to Tel Aviv, Israel, where he was living as of 2019. As of June 2019, he was married to a Londoner.[14]

Bibliography

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  • Tel Aviv Stories: Israeli Short Fiction from the Heart of the Mideast. Midnight Oil Publishing. 2011. ISBN 9780615422435.
  • Rivkah and Rebecca: A Novella of Life, Love & Loss in Jerusalem. Midnight Oil Publishing. 2020.
  • The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History. Midnight Oil Publishing. 2021. ISBN 9781736703311.

References

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  1. ↑ Benari, Elad; Kempinski, Yoni (December 7, 2011). ""You Can Feel Jewish Spirituality in Tel Aviv"". Israel National News. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ Ashley Rindsberg Amazon.com
  3. 1 2 3 "Computer Systems Laboratory Colloquium: 4:15PM, Wednesday, May 21, 2003: About the speaker". Stanford University. May 21, 2003. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ Schofield, Jack (May 1, 2005). "Drive to put in a good word". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024. The goal – to provide universal access to all knowledge. But the issue of copyright is proving an impediment, writes Jack Schofield
  5. ↑ "Internet Archive Bookmobile". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ashley Rindsberg | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ashley Rindsberg". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ashley Rindsberg". PragerU. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Harrison, Stephen (September 17, 2025). "Why Right-Wing Outlets Attacked Wikipedia After Charlie Kirk's Shooting". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ashley Rindsberg | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ Rindsberg, Ashley. "Ashley Rindsberg". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  12. ↑ Rindsberg, Ashley [@AshleyRindsberg] (October 14, 2024). "I'm really excited to announce that I've joined @PirateWires as Senior Editor" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 14, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  13. 1 2 Last, Jeremy (June 23, 2011). "Street talk". The Jerusalem Post. ISSN 0792-822X. OCLC 15700704. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2024. 'Tel Aviv Stories' showcases the city's underbelly, warts and all.
  14. 1 2 Danan, Deborah (June 19, 2019). "Ashley Rindsberg is the American Novelist". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Tel Aviv Stories: Life, Death, and Love in Israel's Unholy City". Kirkus Indie. Kirkus Reviews. September 9, 2014. ISSN 1948-7428. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  16. ↑ Firestone-Teeter, Noami (March 8, 2011). "JBC Bookshelf: Expanded Edition". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  17. ↑ Jivani, Jamil (August 18, 2022). Roberts, Rob (ed.). "The Times' credibility problem". National Post. Vol. 24, no. 245. p. A9. ISSN 1486-8008.
  18. ↑ Ball, Krystal; Enjeti, Saagar; Rindsberg, Ashley (May 14, 2021). "Journalist Ashley Rindsberg discusses how errors at the NYT can distort reality for readers". Rising. Nexstar Media Group. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  19. ↑ Hunder, Max (May 31, 2021). "'The Gray Lady Winked' takes on the New York Times". Kyiv Post. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  20. ↑ Merlin, Ohad (November 3, 2024). "Wikipedia in Arabic: A hotbed for bigotry, misinformation, and bias - investigative report". The Jerusalem Post. ISSN 0792-822X. OCLC 15700704. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025. Disinformation, generalizations, and outright lies are allowed to go unchecked on the free encyclopedia's Arabic version.
  21. ↑ Merlin, Ohad (December 12, 2024). "Wikipedia suspends pro-Palestine editors coordinating efforts behind the scenes". The Jerusalem Post. ISSN 0792-822X. OCLC 15700704. Archived from the original on January 28, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025. Measures were taken by an arbitration committee following off-wiki coordination endeavors
  22. ↑ "The hostile takeover of Wikipedia". Spiked. November 25, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
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