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Wikipedia: A 5-Minute Primer

From: Paul Levinson
Series: A View to Media
Length: 05:29

the pros and cons of a magnificent experinent in encyclopedia making Read the full description.

Plpbs2_small Everyone can be a writer and editor ... gatekeepers are banished, ideas can flow unfettered ... but what about online vandals? and what about online editors who may be too quick on the trigger and delete good articles? This brief piece explores the pros and cons of this magnificent experiment in the cataloging of human knowledge.

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Everyone can be a writer and editor ... gatekeepers are banished, ideas can flow unfettered ... but what about online vandals? and what about online editors who may be too quick on the trigger and delete good articles? This brief piece explores the pros and cons of this magnificent experiment in the cataloging of human knowledge.

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long version: Paul Levinson is Professor and Chair of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University, author of 12 books, and a frequent guest on television and radio news shows.

short version: Paul Levinson is Professor and Chair of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University