Esquire investigates Wikipedia

Writer A.J. Jacobs asked Wikipedians to edit an Esquire article about themselves last month (see previous story), and was pleased with the results. Several publications noted the effort, including ZDNet (and its many syndicators), and CyberJournalist.

Are educators hostile to Wikipedia?

On September 27, blogger Andy Carvin posted a query to the blogosphere after a discussion with Jimmy Wales. He wants to know how educators really feel about using Wikipedia in the classroom, and received several thoughtful replies in comments, and several discussions in other blogs, including Wikipedia in the classroom, Hostile towards Wikipedia?, Are Educators Hostile to Wikipedia?, another Are Educators Hostile to Wikipedia? and Wikipedia - Quality Content?.

Citations

• The Times, on Walter Wolfgang [1]
• Daily Nation in Kenya, on electric shock [2]
• Toledo Blade, on business scandals [3]
• Munster Times on the Elephant Man [4]
• News Tribune on Alexander Hamilton [5]