Comments on: Journalists’ use of Wikipedia and social networks

By: Press gazette.co.uk : Fleet Street 2.0 - The Wikipedia Review

Press gazette.co.uk : Fleet Street 2.0 - The Wikipedia Review — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:01:43 +0000

[...] gazette.co.uk : Fleet Street 2.0Journalists’ use of Wikipedia and social networks"In yesterday’s Independent on Sunday, reader’s editor Michael Williams looked askance at [...]

By: David Gerard

David Gerard — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:17:46 +0000

I do press for Wikipedia in the UK. I’ve never spoken to a journalist who didn’t use Wikipedia as their handy universal backgrounder.

By: Craig McGill

Craig McGill — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:25:00 +0000

I think there’s a use for the likes of Wiki but I would never rely on it as a primary source. I’d use it for generic information but not anything I would print before double checking.

By: Martin Stabe

Martin Stabe — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

[IMG Fleet Street 2.0]Should journalists use Wikipedia?Monday, 7 January 2008, 09:01 (23 minutes ago) In yesterday’s Independent on Sunday, reader’s editor Michael Williams looked askance at journalists’ use of Wikipedia to confirm disputed facts.