Archive for October 24th, 2004

Revealing Confidential Sources

Sunday, October 24th, 2004

The Associated Press reports potential confidential sources for news stories are changing their minds about revealing information as a number of cases are forcing or trying to make journalists reveal secret sources. "’The press simply cannot perform its intended role if its sources of information – particularly information about the government – are cut off,’ [...]

Newsweek Article about Wikipedia

Sunday, October 24th, 2004

This very brief Newsweek article about Wikipedia tells how founder Jimmy Wales became interested in encyclopedias and how Wikipedia got its start. It also includes a quote from “professional researcher” Stephen Bolhafner at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.* sj bills the photo as the best picture of Wales’ floating head. *Look: I can type St. Louis [...]