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Web of Ideas: The Authority of Wikipedia

geekroom20 - March 17, 2006 @ 10:03 am · audio, David Weinberger, Web of Ideas, Berkman Center

Earlier this week, Berkman Center fellow, author, and blogger David Weinberger hosted a discussion about “The Authority of Wikipedia” as part of his occasional Web of Ideas series. From David, “An article gains authority just by appearing in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Does it gain authority just by being in Wikipedia? What (if anything) makes a Wikipedia article worthy of belief? How are the sources, criteria and locus of authority changing in the age of the Web?”