[Vo]:OT (sort of): Why Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source

2010-03-16 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
Title: Why Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source Begins with: Most any journalism professor, upon mention of Wikipedia, will immediately launch into a rant about how the massively collaborative online encyclopedia can't be trusted. It can, you

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Why Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source

2010-03-16 Thread Jed Rothwell
Some Wikipedia articles are better than others. The format is good for some subject areas, but not so good for others. I think controversial subjects that call for expert knowledge probably fare worst. Especially subjects that attract self-appointed experts. That also happens in the

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Why Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source

2010-03-16 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 10:27 AM 3/16/2010, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson wrote: Title: Why Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source Begins with: Most any journalism professor, upon mention of Wikipedia, will immediately launch into a rant about how the massively