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April 14, 2008

The Truth According to Wikipedia

VPROinternational of Holland has produced an excellent 48 minute documentary about the controversy surrounding Wikipedia and the greater issue of the role of participatory masses in cultural and knowledge production. There are interviews with Tim O'Reilly who some say coined the term Web 2.0, Bob McHenry, former editor of Encyclopedia Britannica, Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia who has started a more scholarly encyclopedia Citizendium, Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur and a strong critic of the attacks on knowledge gatekeepers.  Finally, Ndesanjo Macha, a Tanzanian who blogs in Swahili, a strong supporter of Wikipedia, and an eloquent voice about the importance of local knowledge coming from average folks.
The Truth According to Wikipedia

--Steve Cisler

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