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Wikipedia in the Newsroom

Submitted by Cathy Davidson on February 6, 2008 - 11:15pm.
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From AJR, February/March 2008 issue Wikipedia in the Newsroom

February/March » While the line “according to Wikipedia” pops up occasionally in news stories, it’s relatively rare to see the user-created online encyclopedia cited as a source. But some journalists find it very valuable as a road map to troves of valuable information.