Thursday, March 20, 2008

Wikipedia Blog Assignment

The Wikipedia Blog Assignment is as follows:
Read the
NPR blog on Wickipedia.
Also read the
NPR article on Wikipedia.
Then listen to the NPR Podcast on Wikipedia by clicking on the LISTEN button on the NPR article page.

Next read the WIRED story about Virgil Griffith, Wikipedia Scanner, and the changes made to Wikipedia by Diebold, a leading maker of voting machines, the FBI, Walmart, and a variety of politicians. Learn how you can find out who is changing Wikipedia and how the fact that anyone can change Wikipedia (and often does) affects the reliaqbility of Wikipedia.

Write a two or more paragraphs about how and when (if ever) Wikipedia can be a trusted source of information.

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