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Can Vox win the news by being a better Wikipedia?

Ezra Klein, formerly of the Washington Post, launched his “explain the news” website Vox.com over the weekend.

On Apr 7, 2014 by E.A. Weiss

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The Internet is killing most languages

But some will still survive in the "meat space."

On Apr 3, 2014 by [email protected]

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Wikipedia cofounder rails against alternative medicine

Wikipedia co-founder calls alternative medicines "the work of lunatic charlatans."

On Mar 26, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Major Wikipedia donors accused of conflict-of-interest editing

Wikimedia Foundation says there's no way to scan activities of 2 million donors.

On Mar 21, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Edit war rages on Wikipedia surrounding status of Crimea

The world and Wikipedia editors want to know, who does Crimea actually belong to, Russia or Ukraine?

On Mar 18, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Wikipedia considering rule change to expose paid editors

Amendment would require paid Wikipedians to disclose affiliations.

On Mar 14, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Wikipedia staffer at center of latest sockpuppet scandal

Ryan Kaldari, a four-year veteran, also ran a social media parody site that featured murder victims.

On Mar 12, 2014 by Rob Price

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As Ukraine conflict escalates, Russia cracks down on Internet freedom

Russia uses recent terrorism scares to censor Internet

On Mar 5, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Bots have conquered Wikipedia—and that’s a good thing

And yet there's no entry for "Kill All Humans."

On Feb 20, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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These guys are raising money for a 1,193,014-page paper Wikipedia

Group wants to turn Wikipedia into 1,000 volume set of encyclopedias. 

On Feb 19, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Greek politician who sued Wikipedia editor clearly never heard of the Streisand Effect

Wikimedia Foundation comes to the aid of an editor accused of libel.

On Feb 19, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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The town with no Google Map

Anybody ever heard Cranberry, Pa.?

On Feb 18, 2014 by Chase Hoffberger

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Chipping away at Wikipedia’s gender bias, one article at a time

The online knowledge-source lacks female editors, but a group of artists and feminists are trying to change the balance.

On Feb 10, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Vengeance via Wikipedia: How editors can punish those who get in their way

There's a disconnect at the heart of Wikipedia. 

On Feb 5, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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Wikipedia’s 10,000-word war over the word ‘f*ck’

That's a tough one.

On Feb 3, 2014 by Miles Klee