Can Vox win the news by being a better Wikipedia?
Ezra Klein, formerly of the Washington Post, launched his “explain the news” website Vox.com over the weekend.
On Apr 7, 2014 by E.A. Weiss
The Internet is killing most languages
But some will still survive in the “meat space.”
On Apr 3, 2014 by [email protected]
Wikipedia cofounder rails against alternative medicine
Wikipedia co-founder calls alternative medicines “the work of lunatic charlatans.”
On Mar 26, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Major Wikipedia donors accused of conflict-of-interest editing
Wikimedia Foundation says there’s no way to scan activities of 2 million donors.
On Mar 21, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Edit war rages on Wikipedia surrounding status of Crimea
The world and Wikipedia editors want to know, who does Crimea actually belong to, Russia or Ukraine?
On Mar 18, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Wikipedia considering rule change to expose paid editors
Amendment would require paid Wikipedians to disclose affiliations.
On Mar 14, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Wikipedia staffer at center of latest sockpuppet scandal
Ryan Kaldari, a four-year veteran, also ran a social media parody site that featured murder victims.
On Mar 12, 2014 by Rob Price
As Ukraine conflict escalates, Russia cracks down on Internet freedom
Russia uses recent terrorism scares to censor Internet
On Mar 5, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Bots have conquered Wikipedia—and that’s a good thing
And yet there’s no entry for “Kill All Humans.”
On Feb 20, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
These guys are raising money for a 1,193,014-page paper Wikipedia
Group wants to turn Wikipedia into 1,000 volume set of encyclopedias.
On Feb 19, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Greek politician who sued Wikipedia editor clearly never heard of the Streisand Effect
Wikimedia Foundation comes to the aid of an editor accused of libel.
The town with no Google Map
Anybody ever heard Cranberry, Pa.?
On Feb 18, 2014 by Chase Hoffberger
Chipping away at Wikipedia’s gender bias, one article at a time
The online knowledge-source lacks female editors, but a group of artists and feminists are trying to change the balance.
On Feb 10, 2014 by Kate Knibbs
Vengeance via Wikipedia: How editors can punish those who get in their way
There’s a disconnect at the heart of Wikipedia.
On Feb 5, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
Wikipedia’s 10,000-word war over the word ‘f*ck’
That’s a tough one.
On Feb 3, 2014 by Miles Klee
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