The LA Times Wikitorial
Somehow I totally missed the news about the L.A. Times Wikitorial until hearing a segment on Weekend America that included an interview with Jimbo Wales, founder of Wikipedia. The newspaper used a wiki in its editorial section for a little while. Vandalism got to be too much for them to handle, so they removed it. Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine has some thoughts on why it failed, too.
Using wikis on news sites sounds like a great way to inspire community interaction, as long as people don’t abuse it. It’s akin to news organizations hosting blogs.
The story A Nobel Experiment aired during the second half of the program.
Audio is not available for the show yet because I’m blogging this while it is still airing. It should be available soon.
