Tag: media
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Making It Easier
An intersting piece on Wikipedia’s citation policy and undocumented (not-written) cultural knowledge. “Publishing is a system of power and I mean that in a completely pleasant, accepting sense,” he said mischievously. “But it leaves out people.” via A Push to Redefine Knowledge at Wikipedia – NYTimes.com. Throwing away the rules of citation and verification isn’t…
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The effect of the Internet on journalism
[…] some of the fear about the decline of the traditional media industry stems from a fear of losing control over the machine he calls “The Epiphanator” — that giant engine that churns out happy and sad stories with tidy beginnings and satisfying conclusions. In its place we are seeing something much more like the…