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Wikipedia in the news

By Trödel, November 27, 2006

Wikipedia vandal fighter is profiled

An independent newspaper from British Columbia, The Tyee, profiles User:Tawker (Andrew). The article discusses the efforts of Wikipedians to revert edits made by users that vandalize articles. It presents a case study of what happened when Stephen Colbert challenged his audience to use wikiality to insert false information into Wikipedia. It concludes with a discussion of joke edits, anonymous vandalism, and the rise of using bots to fight vandalism on Wikipedia.

Archiving the Internet

The Associated Press carried a story that was picked up by various local newpapers regarding efforts to "remember" websites that die. Brief mention is made of Wikidumper.org, a website that is described as "trying to save the ever-changing web." However, the article concludes that "any information not truthful enough to make it into Wikipedia is probably dubious twice over..."

Teen reporter covers Wikipedia

The Winston-Salem Journal carried an article titled "Check It Out: Wikipedia useful, with precaution." Teen reporter, Kyle Anderson, gives an overview of Wikipedia, covers criticisms of the anyone-can-edit model, and recommends that users verify information found on Wikipedia.

Wikipedia exemplifies collaboration

The National Post interviews Don Tapscott about his new book, Wikinomics, which analyses the power of collaboration and holds up Wikipedia as an example.

Wikipedia as source

eCommerceTimes references Wikipedia's article on Information asymmetry in an article titled "Information Asymmetry: Shattered by Technology."
JewishJournal.com uses Wikipedia as a source for biographical information about Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer from TV's Seinfeld) in coverage of his recent controversial remarks.

Continuing coverage

China reblocks - Coverage of China's unblock and reblock continue, with some news still reporting the unblock as current news. PC Authority (unblock), TechNewsWorld (reblock), Legalbrief (reblock), InformationWorldReview (unblock), and The Sydney Morning Herald (reblock)
Citizendium - Purdue University newspaper, the Purdue Exponent carried an article which quotes local assistant professor of communication, Sorin Matei, on Citizendium's goals and promise.